Winter weather advisory issued for Washington County

A winter storm makes its way across the Plains and Midwest on Monday.

Image: National Weather Service

A winter weather advisory will go into effect at 6 p.m. Monday in Washington County and the surrounding areas.

According to the National Weather Service, evening rain is expected to transition to snow with possible accumulations of up to 1 inch by Tuesday morning in Fayetteville.

Areas further north could see up to 3 inches of snow.

The weather is part of Winter Storm Rocky, which dumped about 27 inches of snow in the mountains just outside of Denver before targeting the Plains and Midwest.

Roads may become slick creating driving hazardous, especially on bridges and overpasses, the advisory stated.

Temperatures are expected to reach the upper 30s on Tuesday.