WASHINGTON — Overnight rain Thursday turned to morning showers Friday, and WUSA9's Weather Team is forecasting temperatures plunging throughout the day from the 40s in the morning to teens at night.

Brrr … it’s cold out there! Children are flocking to the television in hopes of hearing there will be a snow day; the bread and milk aisles at grocery stores are ...

The ice-melting substance is ubiquitous in many snowy areas. Smart salting is key to minimize its environmental impact ...

Ice has a semi-liquid surface layer; When you mix salt onto that layer, it slowly lowers its melting point. The more surface area salt can cover, the better the chances for melting ice. Ice particle ...

BEREA, Ohio -- The recent invasion of bone-chilling air (aka the polar vortex), followed by wind-blown winter snow over the past few days, no doubt has us thinking about the salt that’s being spread ...

When temperatures drop and snow is on the way, salt becomes your best friend. Salt has the incredible ability to lower the freezing point of water, which essentially prevents ice from forming.

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