Freezing Drizzle Headed For Cedar Falls This Afternoon, Overnight

With steady snow continuing to fall on the Cedar Valley, drivers are warned to take it slow this afternoon. The National Weather Service reports freezing drizzle could hit Cedar Falls today, starting after 3 p.m.

With the temperature expected to hover around the freezing point, roads could be dangerously slick, though little or no ice accumulation is expected. The Iowa Department of Transportation reported the roads around Cedar Falls as partially covered early Monday afternoon.

The snow and cold may be with us throughout the week, and potential snowfall is predicted Wednesday and Thursday.

Patch has created a list of everything you need to know when winter weather hits, from how to check cancellations to parking and shoveling rules in Cedar Falls to whom to call with plowing concerns. .

Here's this week's National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Falls:

This Afternoon: Snow before 3 p.m., then periods of snow and freezing drizzle. High near 30 degrees Fahrenheit. South wind between nine and 13 miles per hour. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of one to two inches possible.

Tonight: A chance of snow and freezing drizzle before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 24 degrees Fahrenheit. Southwest wind between three and eight miles per hour. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32 degrees Fahrenheit. West southwest wind between five and 10 miles per hour.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Southwest wind between five and nine miles per hour.

Wednesday: A chance of snow and sleet, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36 miles per hour. Calm wind becoming south southeast around six miles per hour. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 28 degrees Fahrenheit.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36 degrees Fahrenheit.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34 degrees Fahrenheit.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18 degrees Fahrenheit.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36 degrees Fahrenheit.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21 degrees Fahrenheit.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36 degrees Fahrenheit.