Near record lows and widespread icy roads

Yesterday is officially in the history books as the airport recorded 11 inches of snow. This is the second snowiest day in the last 30 years in the Queen City! Many people across the area have been out and about enjoying the snow, however travel conditions remain dangerous. While many of the main roads have been plowed, they are still very wet. Tonight temperatures will plummet to near record lows helping to quickly turn wet spots into solid ice. Because of this black ice will be a big concern on all roads tomorrow until we warm above freezing in the afternoon. Highs will be generally near 40 for most of us outside of the High Country.

Temperatures themselves will be dangerous as the warmest spots will still fall into the teens tonight. Others will find lows in the single digits, with even some High Country areas potentially dropping close to 0. Due to this a cold weather advisory remains in effect for the entire viewing area.

Then the question becomes when will we warm up? While no signs of any major warm up is in sight, we will see a bit of a warming trend the next couple of days, especially in regard to overnight temperatures. Monday night will be much more typical with lows near 20. Tuesday afternoon clouds increase as our next system approaches from the west. This will likely spark scattered showers Tuesday night which will help to keep temperatures above freezing. This means we will finally get a good 24 hours or so to melt our leftover snow. Unfortunately, behind these showers, temperatures will once again drop with nightly lows well below freezing. So while road conditions will slowly improve this week, black ice will remain a concern nearly every morning through Friday.

Tonight: Clear. Low: 10°. Wind: Calm

Monday: Sunny. High 40°. Wind: Calm

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Cold. Low: 24°. Wind: Calm

Tuesday: Cloudy. High 41°. Wind: Calm