With sleet, rain falls from the sky and freezes before reaching the ground, falling as ice pellets that typically bounce off the surface. Sleet usually does not stick to the ground like freezing rain.

For the first concern, ice accumulation from freezing rain, there are Winter Weather Advisories issued. These are in effect now for Jefferson and Lewis counties until 5pm Sunday. For Oswego ...

The good news is that this will not be very impactful freezing rain, for several reasons: 1) Showers will be light and intermittent, so only a tenth of an inch or less of ice is expected.

Monday will be cool and quiet, with a chance for another storm system on Tuesday. Tuesday's system will likely bring another round of rain and snow.

SHORT TERM FORECAST TONIGHT: Cloudy with some showers initially followed by a steadier rain late; parts of the Poconos will see snow, sleet, and freezing rain mixing with the rain. Low: 36 ...

Further south, freezing rain is becoming more likely to affect travel. If accumulations continue to trend as high as they are, a First Alert Weather Day will be issued for Sunday.

Temperatures will warm slightly through the night and freezing rain/sleet will changeover to rain and then taper off Sunday morning between 7-10 a.m. Once the rain stops, clouds will begin to clear.

Overnight, a mix of rain, snow and freezing rain will develop and persist through late Wednesday morning. Precipitation will increase in coverage after midnight, becoming widespread during the ...

In regards to freezing rain, how much ice develops on trees, roads and sidewalks are highly dependent upon the temperature of the surface its falling on. While the air temperatures, measured about ...

In addition to freezing rain, the NWS said northern Michigan will see high winds throughout the weekend. Sustained winds in the St. Ignace and Cheboygan areas will be about 20 mph Friday.

There is already freezing rain (pink) and sleet (purple) present across the North Country this morning. See the snapshot below of our Triple Doppler Radar from 10am Saturday morning.