Wednesday Morning Update 8:41AM

Temperatures are starting to rise in the Richmond area above freezing at this time. Drizzle continues in much of the region, but another round of rain is expected to move from Northwest to Southeast in the state this afternoon and evening.

Fog is blanketing much of Central Virginia as well, with visibilities being reduced to a quarter mile in Richmond. Fog may be dense in spots, so remember to keep your headlights on low beams and slow down.



Here is a picture submitted by a viewer in Stony Creek:

Wednesday Morning Update 5:35AM

Freezing drizzle continues in the Metro Richmond area this morning, which is adding to the thin glaze of ice on primarily elevated surfaces like trees. As you go outside early this morning, you will notice some of those tree limbs starting to sag under the weight of that glaze of ice. Already compromised or previously damaged tree limbs are breaking, and some of these are ending up in roadways. Please be on the lookout for limbs in the roads early this morning. Also, bridges and overpasses have that same glaze of ice on them, with patchy black ice on other roads (primarily secondary streets).

This picture was taken outside of the CBS 6 studio by John Ives, showing the glaze of ice accumlated on tree limbs this morning.

The good news is that temperatures are expected to rise above freezing in Richmond shortly after sunrise, which will end the freezing drizzle and begin the melting process. Freezing rain will continue this morning, though, in Western and Northern Virginia until Noon, when the Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories will expire. By this afternoon, temperatures will be in the 50's in much of Central Virginia as warmer air surges Northward with those Southerly winds.

--Carrie--

Overnight Weather Update

Light freezing rain or freezing drizzle will continue through the pre-dawn hours across central Virginia, especially north of I-64 and west of I-95. The winter weather advisory has been extended until 6 AM to account for the likelihood of an additional thin glaze of ice, mainly affecting secondary roads. Temperatures area wide are still expected to rapidly warm throughout the day Wednesday.

Zach