Looking at treacherous travel for Wednesday, frigid temps continue

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Snow that fell overnight will stick around as temps drop into the low 20s leaving roadways coated for Wednesday.

First Alert Headlines

• First Alert Weather Day: Dangerous cold and snow covered roads tonight.
• First Alert Weather Days: Wednesday and Thursday remain bitterly cold across South Carolina.

First Alert Summary

Temperatures are dangerously cold right now. Lows dip down to 23 tonight with wind chill values around 10 to 15. There’s a cold weather advisory until Wednesday morning.

Snow has fallen this evening across much of South Carolina. This will make travel hazardous tonight and tomorrow morning as roads are snow covered. The snow should wrap up by the early morning hours but we will see slick spots on the roadways during your Wednesday morning commute as well.

Expect the best chances of heavier snow to be in the evening and then it tapers off by around 2am to 4am for our eastern counties.

Models have gone up in totals for the Midlands. We have followed suit with our forecast, now showing 3-4″ for areas to our southeast in Clarendon, Orangeburg, Sumter, and Calhoun Counties. Here in Columbia expect 1-3″ of snow and to our north we see the chance of a trace to 1″.

The National Weather Service has us under a Winter Storm Warning until 9am Wednesday. (Areas shaded in pink). The areas to the north and west are under a Winter Weather Advisory (Dark blue).

First Alert Forecast

Today (First Alert Weather Day): Cloudy skies, with a few snow showers late in the day. Chance of snow 80%. Highs in the mid-30s.

Tonight (First Alert Weather Day): Scattered snow showers, mainly before Midnight. Chance of snow 80%. Lows in the low-20s.

Wednesday (First Alert Weather Day): A frigid morning with temperatures barely above-freezing in the afternoon. Highs in the mid-30s.

Thursday (First Alert Weather Day): After a bitter cold morning in the teens, highs will rebound to around 40 degrees under mostly cloudy skies.

Friday: Skies clearing to sunshine. Highs in the mid-40s.

Saturday: A few clouds throughout the day. Highs around 50 degrees.

Sunday: Increasing clouds during the afternoon. Highs in the mid-50s.

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