Freezing rain kept most surfaces extremely slick Wednesday night int the Thursday morning commute but warm temperatures have prompted main, treated roadways to thaw during the day. Temperatures in Ada County have come close to and in some places above freezing Thursday afternoon. The western, lower Treasure Valley is the coldest with temperatures in the upper 20s. Untreated and secondary roadways here continue to be very slick.
Patchy freezing rain is likely in the western valley Thursday evening and night with some freezing rain possible in Ada County Thursday night. Once the sun sets the temperatures will drop and many surfaces that have melted will refreeze.
On Friday, it will be mostly cloudy with the slight chance of morning freezing rain. Expect temperatures to climb in to the mid to upper-30s in Ada County and low to mid-30s in the western valley by afternoon.
Over the weekend I expect periods of light rain from time to time in the valley with a slight chance of isolated freezing rain pockets on snow surface in the western valley. With low temperatures barely touching the freezing point we will see as low melting of the snowpack in the valley which will cause the ponding of water on some of the roadways.
The higher elevations will see periods of slight snow but this will be above
The unsettled wet conditions will continue into mid next week with more rain showers and temperatures rising each afternoon into the low 40s.
