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UPDATE: Snow delays several schools in Tri-Cities

Freezing rain, freezing fog and snow are all possibilities for the Tri-Cities through Wednesday night.
Freezing rain, freezing fog and snow are all possibilities for the Tri-Cities through Wednesday night.

The Tri-Cities will be under a winter weather advisory until 10 a.m. Wednesday as a weather system is expected to move across Eastern Washington, dropping a mix of snow and freezing rain.

Several Tri-City schools have been delayed. Here’s the full list: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/education/school-delays-closures/article46125010.html

Rain or freezing rain is forecast through 4 a.m. Wednesday in the Tri-Cities. The temperature should rise to about 29 degrees by 4 a.m., from an overnight low of about 26 degrees.

For the rest of the day, the National Weather Service forecasts a 40 percent chance of precipitation, with a chance that rain falling through mid morning could freeze.

Rain is likely Wednesday night, possibly mixed with freezing rain, but temperatures will be warming. The low Wednesday night may be close to freezing. Highs could be back to 40 degrees Thursday and could reach 50 by Friday in the Tri-Cities.

The air stagnation advisory for the Tri-Cities has been extended until at least noon Friday.

This story was originally published December 1, 2015 at 12:56 PM with the headline "UPDATE: Snow delays several schools in Tri-Cities."

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