A storm moving fast to produce disruptive ice and rain in the east this weekend

Although freezing weather is expected on Thanksgiving and Friday, it is possible that temperatures will not rise fast enough for the next storm to bring all the rain in the northeastern United States this weekend. end.

AccuWeather's meteorologists worry that there will be enough cold air at the lowest levels of the atmosphere to create pockets of ice, especially in the Appalachian and Piedmont regions, Virginia, and Canada. West Virginia to Pennsylvania, passing through New York State and New England.

"Even though the storm seems to be weakening across the northeast from Friday to Sunday, there is only enough moisture, near-freezing temperatures for the areas of freezing rain and slush. "said Eric Leister, Meteorologist at AccuWeather.

"Even a thin layer of ice can cause very dangerous conditions on roads, sidewalks and tracks," said Leister.

The thin layer of ice is sometimes called black ice or clear ice.

The atmosphere appears to have sufficient time to allow rain to rain on most surfaces along the Interstate 95 coastal corridor and portions of I-77 and I-79 highways west of the Interstate 95 corridor. Appalachians.

During the night from Friday to Friday, scattered rain and ice will spread over Ohio, West Virginia, West Virginia and West Carolina. North, with further rains to the south and to the west.

"In anticipation of the storm on Friday, offshore winds could cause coastal high tide flooding between Florida and southeastern Virginia," said AccuWeather senior meteorologist Paul Walker.

This means that access to some of the lowways can also be interrupted.

Anyone leaving Atlanta or Charlotte, North Carolina, can expect rainy weather and possible delays due to poor visibility and the cloud ceiling on Friday night.

During Saturday's day, rain and erratic ice will spill over much of the rest of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and much of the state of New York.

The rain will end from west to east on Saturday in the south. However, it may rain enough to cause flooding in poor drainage areas for some time, from Saturday to Sunday, from the Carolinas to Virginia. Showers and thunderstorms will progress in the Florida Peninsula.

From Saturday evening to Sunday, coastal rain and ice will spread throughout New England. However, both can become very unequal in nature. There could also be snow in the northern layer.

Download the free AccuWeather app to see precisely where ice can affect your travels this weekend.

In the central part of the Appalachians and most of the central Atlantic, rain and all pockets of ice are likely to decrease from Saturday night to Sunday morning.

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As a result, travel conditions are expected to improve considerably from southwest to northeast in the region for the return trip on Sunday.

It may be best to start early Sunday as traffic is expected to increase on the region's highways as the day progresses, according to Travel and Leisure. In advance, the website recommends starting around 6am.

With the exception of parts of New England, roads should be dry or dry on Sunday morning.

The busy weather regime is expected to continue for the coming week.

A storm about to disrupt travel in the rain and snow from the Rockies to the plains and part of the Midwest this weekend will eventually reach the East.

A small amount of rain may form on corridors I-77, I-81 and I-85 during the night from Sunday to Friday.

As this new storm will have less cold air in the beginning, most of the northeastern regions may begin with rains later Sunday evening and Monday.

However, as the storm progresses and cold air invades, snow can turn into altitude at high altitudes in the northeast.

If the change of snow is rare with storms of this nature, this can not be ruled out at this early stage, especially over the mountains with a distant chance along the coast from Monday to Monday night.

On Tuesday, another very cold air blow should follow the storm. Windy conditions can be a problem and turbulent conditions for air passengers, while lake-effect snow will accelerate.

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