There is driving rain with snow at higher altitudes.
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Blocked roads and bridges, lack of rail and small upcountry airfields, coupled with rain and snow, made swift access impossible except by helicopter.
As of midday, Washington was getting by thanks to a combination of warmer temperatures and rain mixed in with the snow, Mayor Vincent Gray said.
Wind gusts are expected to reach 50 mph overnight, with snow and rain forecast.
It is feared the hurricane could combine with a winter storm crossing from the west - intensifying its power and lashing the region with violent winds, rain and snow.
The gravel pit had filled to its brim with melted snow and rain, so that Caro had to edge around it on her way to catch the school bus.
The fear is that melting ice, along with increased snow and rain, could reduce the density and salinity of the top layers of the sea, making them more buoyant.
The Met Office forecasts rain and sleet to spread eastwards on Wednesday with snow more likely on high ground.
Having the playoffs run into late October and early November is a formula for unnecessary player injuries--with cold weather and rain and possibly even snow.
If the landscape filled up with rain, leaves, fog, or snow, we continued to move through it as fast as we could, not fearing what might now be concealed.
The Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for the River Clyst, saying it had "responded to today's rainfall and snow melt", and with rain forecast throughout the day it could rise further.
Snow, ice, rain and sleet have affected many parts of the county, with 2-5cm (1-2in) of snow expected later and up to 5-10cm (2-4in) on high ground.
And Carnegie Mellon's Red Whittaker is already imaging what the next big DARPA-sponsored event could involve--perhaps a 24-hour race of robotic cars through snow and rain, or maybe team racing with coordinated convoys of driverless cars.
"(Many of) the big cities aren't seeing snow accumulation, they're seeing very heavy rain with the wind, " she said.
The Environment Agency said 30mm of rain had fallen overnight in North Yorkshire, which, coupled with thawing snow, had caused river levels to rise.
Chicago is dealing with a foot and a half of snow, freezing rain is falling in the Northeast and the wind chill is in the 20s here in the Sonoran Desert.
Steep wooden roofs with locally manufactured flat tiles protect the churches from the rain and occasional snow.
Up to a foot of snow fell in southwestern North Dakota, along with freezing rain and sleet.
The event took place on a course that had to be sprinkled with fertiliser to harden up the snow, after days of rain and sleet in Whistler.
Smithtown Building Department Director John Bongino said officials are concerned that the weight from the snow and rain could lead to building collapses, especially on structures with flat roofs.
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for the West Midlands and said sleet and snow will spread across the area throughout the afternoon with heavy rain expected to follow overnight.
But the respite may only be temporary with forecasters predicting temperatures as low as -8C overnight and snow and heavy rain on Friday.
The forecast for past several days has been terrible with warnings and advisories for gusting winds, heavy rain and ice and several inches of snow slated to blow into the Philadelphia area.
Secondly, if you make life difficult for yourself - perhaps by shooting into the light or in very difficult conditions such as heavy rain, driving snow or stormy seas - there will be less chance of you overlapping with other photographers' work and your images stand a chance of being far more striking.
Light snow or freezing rain was falling in northern areas of the state early Friday afternoon, with light rain reported elsewhere.
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