Winter Weather Leaves Icy Conditions In County

Motorists “are just going to have to be cautious by Thursday morning”, Ketcham said. Thursday, the low will slip in from OR, and somewhat split the mountains and the valley, giving us both a chance for decent snow.

The Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City recorded 35 total flight cancellations on Wednesday and numerous delays. Highs should be close to 60 degrees.

“We have big weather changes in store here over the next 24 hours”, said Matthew Groh, a NWS meteorologist in San Angelo. “The majority of East Texas will average from 3.00″ to 6.00” during the same time period with a few locations getting a bit less and some a bit more. At the same time, an area of high pressure is building into eastern Canada. Thursday’s high will be near 34 with an east wind of 5 to 8 miles per hour. Icy conditions will continue tonight with the subfreezing temperatures. Your temperature at sunrise will likely be the high for the day. We may also see some slick spots on roadways. However, there is the threat for some icing mostly on untreated surfaces. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible. This second round of freezing rain/freezing drizzle is expected to end by sunset. While we may get a break from accumulating precipitation by mid morning, another wave moves through by the afternoon and evening.

Thursday morning, freezing drizzle is expected throughout the morning and afternoon, with additional accumulations less than a quarter inch, according to the weather service.

More rain moves in by Friday morning. The heavy rain combined with melting snow and frozen ground will lead to rising waters on area streams and rivers, forecasters said, creating the potential for flash flooding. Saturday may get a little warmer as a warm front lifts through late in the day.

Tomorrow mostly cloudy with highs in the 40s. Thunderstorms are possible Saturday. Clouds will gradually clear tonight with lows around 10.

It’s worth mentioning that the overall temperature trend looks to be a mild one as we head into the later stages of February and even early March.