Freezing rain to thunderstorms - all in a New England day!

Photo from National Weather Station

Freezing everything (rain, drizzle, fog) right now at 8:00 am on Saturday. Following overnight freezing rain - thanks to the temps hovering around 30-31 degrees all night - most driveways and secondary roads are a treacherous sheet of ice. (I can't get out beyond to see what the more traveled roads look like, and I'm in no hurry.) To compound matters, we now have dense fog, continuing drizzle, and in short order we could also have thunderstorms! Yup, you heard that right. The temps are going to be climbing up to the mid-50s this afternoon, which will rid us of the ice-covered roads, fortunately. But along with the temperature shift comes a major storm, with wind, heavy rain, and maybe even thunderstorms. In other words, another exciting, unpredictable weather day in New England!

Here’s today's official forecast:
Today’s strong storm system – which arrived with a period of light freezing rain overnight – will change to heavy rain and strong winds today with the potential for flooding due to poor drainage (all that ice/snow getting in the way), ice jam-related river/stream flooding, and isolated tree and wire damage from strong winds. A Freezing Rain Advisory was in effect last night, at first through 6 am this morning, but not surprisingly, that time has now been extended to 10 am, as the temperature is still below 32 degrees now, and no great melting is happening at the moment.  A Flood Watch is in effect for our area (and many other parts of New England) from 1 pm today until 5 pm Sunday.  This will exacerbate the poor drainage and ice jam-related flooding, of course. And, finally, a Wind Advisory is also in effect for the Cape and Island. Hang onto your hats and umbrellas everyone, it’s going to be a wild day!