Showers Thursday; rain may mix with snow late tonight into Friday morning
Accumulation is unlikely, but bridges and overpasses could turn slippery, the weather service says.
CHAMPAIGN - Scattered showers are expected Thursday, mainly between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., according to the National Weather Service forecast for Champaign. Skies stay mostly cloudy, with a high near 46 and north-northwest wind gusts as high as 29 mph. The chance of rain is 30 percent.
Tonight brings a slight chance of rain before 1 a.m., then a chance of snow showers, with a low around 32. The weather service's Lincoln office said Thursday morning that rain may mix with or briefly change to snow late tonight into Friday morning. Accumulation is unlikely, but some slippery spots may develop, mainly on bridges and overpasses.
Friday has a chance of snow showers before 11 a.m., then rain showers, with a high near 43 and a 40 percent chance of precipitation. Friday night should be mostly clear, with a low around 27, and Saturday sunny, with a high near 46. The office expects no hazardous weather Friday through Wednesday.
Sources: NWS point forecast for Champaign; NWS Lincoln Hazardous Weather Outlook (issued 4:47 a.m. CST Nov. 12).