Freezing Rain Advisory For Wednesday Night in Norton

By LIZ TAURASI (Patch Staff)

NORTON, MA - A freezing rain advisory will be in effect from 8 Wednesday night until 3 Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

The advisory is for Middlesex, Essex, Southern Worcester, Norfolk and Suffolk counties.

The freezing rain is expected to bring a trace to a few hundreds of an inch of ice with temperatures in the lower 30s.

The timing of the rain will be between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Wednesday night and continuing until 3 a.m. Thursday.

The freezing rain will make for hazardous travel conditions. Untreated roads and walkways will be slippery, as well as bridges, overpasses and other elevated platforms.

Click here for the local forecast for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.