Snow, Ice to Make for Dangerous Evening Commute

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Snow and a coating of ice will make for a dangerous evening commute Thursday night.

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory through 6 p.m. for Lexington. Here’s more from NWS:

• WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
• LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.
• HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE.
• ACCUMULATIONS...A VERY THIN COATING OF ICE.
• TIMING...THE LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE COMING TO AN END EARLY THIS EVENING.
• IMPACTS...A LIGHT COATING OF ICE WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. THIS WILL IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE.
• TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30.