What a nasty morning!  The freezing rain hasn’t started yet but is on the way.  A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until tomorrow afternoon and the warning area keeps spreading southward.  I have to go to work later and am not concerned about the drive in but getting home tonight is a concern.  We have moderate to heavy rain falling at this time and there was 0.38 in in my guage at 8:15 AM.  In the past half hour, we have picked up another 0.10 in.  The biggest concern today will be the wind.  Power outages are expected as well as icy roads and they are warning everyone to stay home unless they must be out.  I work at a hospital so feel that I really need to be there.

Our 8:45 AM temp is 36°F (2°C), the humidity is 89% and winds are from the ENE at 17 mph and gusting higher.  The dew point is 34°F (2°C) and the wind chill is 27°F (-2°C).  The pressure is 29.96 in (1014.3 mb) and steady.  Visibility is 4 miles with moderate to heavy rainfall.  Sunrise was at 6:56 AM and sunset will be at 8:17 PM.  Yesterday’s high was 52°F (11°C) and the overnight low was 36°F (2°C).  Averages for this date are 55°F / 36°F.

DURAND – OWOSSO FORECAST:

Today: Rain showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 2pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet. Some thunder is also possible. High near 34. Breezy, with a northeast wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.
Tonight: Freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 7pm. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northeast wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.
Sunday: Freezing rain before 9am, then rain or freezing rain between 9am and 2pm, then rain showers after 2pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 41. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.