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Winter weather advisory issued for area

The first winter weather advisory of the season will go into effect this afternoon and extend to Wednesday morning. 

Snow is expected to begin this afternoon, mainly after 5 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The chance of precipitation is 90%, but accumulation should be less than half an inch.

Then overnight, snow will likely turn to freezing rain and sleet before 3 a.m., then rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 3 and 4 a.m., then rain after 4 a.m. 

Winds will pick up to 10 to 20 mph with gusts as high as 30 mph. 

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The chance of precipitation overnight is 100%. New ice accumulation should be less than a 0.1 of an inch. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch is possible, according to NWS.

On Wednesday, rain could turn to a mix of rain and snow between 2 and 5 p.m., then a chance of snow after 5 p.m. The chance of precipitation is 90%, but little or no snow accumulation is expected.

The weather advisory is in effect from 3 p.m. today until 9 a.m. Wednesday. 

Another bout of winter weather is expected on Friday, with a mix of rain, snow and freezing rain starting after midnight Thursday. 

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