COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – After heavy snow over the weekend and record cold temperatures Monday, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Branch County from 3:00 p.m. this afternoon until 11:00 p.m. this evening. Mixed precipitation expected.
Total ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch expected in portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and northwest Ohio.
Precipitation is expected to overspread the advisory area this afternoon, possibly starting a a brief period of snow, before changing to freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet. While air temperatures will eventually climb to near or above freezing, surface temperatures will likely remain cooler, leading to a longer duration of freezing rain into the evening.
The NWS says plan on slippery road conditions for the Tuesday afternoon commute.
