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Alert: Freezing Rain, Sleet Coming Back to NH

NWS: The Thursday morning commute around the Granite State could be difficult due to icy, slippery roads.

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook on March 23, 2016, for most of the state of New Hampshire, including Merrimack and Hillsborough counties, and both interior and coastal Rockingham County, warning of slick roads tonight and tomorrow due to a storm moving into New Hampshire tonight.

A cold front is pressing south. The front has gone through Gray and will move through Portland shortly. There is a big...

Posted by US National Weather Service Gray ME on Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Light rain and sleet are expected this evening with a mix of snow and sleet later tonight. Forecasters are expecting the precipitation to change to freezing rain by early Thursday morning.

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“A frontal boundary will become stationary across New England later today through Thursday,” according to the NWS alert, “with waves of low pressure moving along the front. This will cause periods of light snow, sleet, and freezing rain.”

Ice amounts are expected to be generally under a quarter of an inch but slippery travel is expected for tonight and Thursday morning commute.

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NH Patch will have a weekend forecast up tomorrow. Also, don't forget: the latest weather conditions and forecasts are available on the front page of every Patch.com website including the 12 New Hampshire Patch news and community websites.

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