Marion Weather Alert: Winter Weather Advisory this Morning from National Weather Service

You may have noticed that it is snowing for some reason. In late March.

Because it's Iowa.

This fact has not escaped the attention of the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities, who have issued a Winter Weather Advisory through 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. So drive safe.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE WINTRY MIX WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST BEFORE ENDING AROUND NOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LESS THAN A TENTH OF ICE ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITIES...BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. THIS HEAVY SNOW WILL BE MOST LIKELY OVER EASTERN IOWA BEFORE 10 AM...PASSING INTO NORTHWEST ILLINOIS AFTER 10 AM.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S WILL GRADUALLY CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING OVER MOST OF THE AREA BY NOON. * IMPACTS...THE WINTRY MIX WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN SLICK PAVEMENT ON UNTREATED SURFACES...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THROUGH MID MORNING.

But I can't end a weather story without a note of optimism. So I must note that Weather Underground has Marion with highs in the 40s next week. So perhaps this will be the last week of freezing temperatures? One can always hope.