FORECAST: Weather Service Warns of Freezing Rain, Icy Roads

Expect freezing rain and ice accumulations of about a tenth of an inch on Friday in the Pittsburgh area.

That's the word from the National Weather Service, which issued a winter weather advisory that is in effect on Friday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The freezing rain is expected to begin between 6 and 8 a.m. and end between 1 and 3 p.m.

The weather service warns of hazardous travel conditions because of ice-covered roads.

A winter weather advisory means that freezing rain will cause travel difficulties.

Here's a look at, roughly, the Baldwin-Whitehall forecast through Monday morning from the National Weather Service:

• Thursday Night—Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind of 6 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Little or no snow accumulation is expected.
• Friday—Freezing rain and sleet before 2 p.m., then rain or freezing rain likely between 2 and 4 p.m., then a chance of rain after 4. High near 34. Southeast wind of 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Little or no snow accumulation is expected.
• Friday Night—A chance of rain or freezing rain before 11 p.m., then a slight chance of rain between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m., then a slight chance of rain and sleet after 4. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind of around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch are possible.
• Saturday—A slight chance of rain and sleet before 7 a.m., then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind of around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
• Saturday Night—A slight chance of rain between 9 and 11 p.m., then a slight chance of snow after 11. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
• Sunday—A chance of snow before 11 a.m., then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Sunday Night—Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
• Monday—Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

This forecast, of course, is subject to change.

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