05-02-2025
WX BLOG: Freezing Rain impacts Central Illinois
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School districts are beginning to dismiss school early west of Springfield, including in Jacksonville and Virginia. Watch the list of weather-related early dismissals as they come in here.
LIST: School Closings and Delays
We know of several area schools that already have pre-planned school dismissals today for teacher in-service and work days. Those schools that had it on the calendar and are already planning on dismissing early are not going to be included in our list. Check with your local district calendar if you have questions.
First signs of a glaze of ice in NW Springfield this morning. Also have a report of a coating of ice in Chatham along I-55.
Radar shows freezing drizzle and rain moving into the area. The next few hours, impacts will start to increase.
Here's a forecast update from WCIA 3 News at 9a with Meteorologist Jacob Dickey
IMPACTS BY TIMING: Here's a look at how impacts are anticipated across cities in our area. If your city isn't listed, find the cities nearest you and that's a similar forecast for you.
Highest impacts occur where freezing rain lasts the longest north of I-74. Going to watch Decatur/Champaign/Danville for potentially higher impacts into the afternoon commute, pending where temperatures sit with that magic 32° number we need to get to end ice.
Radar may not show the precipitation on a day like today as it starts because often drizzle is shallow and forms/falls below the radar beam!
We know there is freezing drizzle from your reports in the morning as well as looking at some of our cameras in the area.
Ice now showing up on some of the cameras from Jacksonville into Western Illinois. Slippery conditions are not far away. Remember, you can see the latest road conditions on the WCIA 3 Winter Weather Center and the WCIA 3 News and Weather Apps.
You can find the latest forecast details updated on the WCIA 3 Weather Forecast on the Weather Now Article.
Don't forget some of the safety things related to ice on roads. Be extra cautious on bridges, but even surface roads that are untreated can ice up quickly. Avoid using your brakes and turning if you can. You want to try and coast across the ice if you hit a slippery patch.
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