Icy Travel Tonight/Friday AM Confined to North Carolina

Mainly Rain for the Tri-Cities, mixing with sleet at times

Rain will arrive late tonight in the Tri-Cities and continue through the morning hours on Friday.  The rain will mix with sleet at times, but no major travel problems are expected as low temperatures likely hold just above freezing.  Even if temperatures fall to 32 degrees, it will be brief and roads in the Tri-Cities will remain wet instead of icy.  Bridges and overpasses on side roads and across the TN mountains outside the Metro Tri-Cities could see a few slick spots develop, but most of the icy travel will be located across western North Carolina.

Sleet and snow will gradually develop across western NC tonight with one to three inches of the icy mix expected.  Overnight low temperatures will likely fall into the upper 20's to around 30 degrees and because most of the precipitation will be frozen, side roads could easily become snow and ice covered for Friday morning's commute.