Headlights blur into a pale glow across northern Indiana as freezing fog grips the region, coating surfaces and shrinking visibility during early travel hours.
Temperatures sit near 27 degrees, cold enough for fog droplets to freeze on contact. Visibility has dropped to around one-quarter mile at times, especially near Fort Wayne and surrounding counties. Drivers may encounter sudden whiteouts along rural roads and interstate ramps.
According to the National Weather Service, fog remains a concern this morning before conditions slowly improve. Even after visibility increases, slick spots may linger where freezing fog leaves behind a thin glaze on bridges and untreated pavement.
Attention then turns to Friday morning, when a new hazard arrives. Forecasters warn that several hours of freezing rain are likely across far southern Lower Michigan, northeast Indiana, and northwest Ohio. Ice accumulations may reach up to one-tenth of an inch, enough to make roads slick quickly.
That timing matters. Post-Christmas travel plans on Friday morning could be disrupted by icy conditions, especially during the early commute. Rain is expected to change over as temperatures rise later in the day, but shaded areas may remain hazardous.
For now, temperatures trend milder. Highs climb into the 40s today and Christmas Day, with rain chances increasing late Thursday night into Friday. The warmth helps limit snow, but it increases the risk of flash freezing once colder air returns later in the weekend.
Saturday stays mostly cloudy and mild near 50 degrees, offering a brief travel window. By Sunday night, colder air settles back in, and rain may mix with snow before temperatures drop into the teens.
Winter travel hazards are evolving, not gone.
Slow down this morning. Plan ahead for Friday. Conditions may change faster than expected.
📅 Five-Day Outlook — Fort Wayne, IN
- Today: Patchy freezing fog early, mostly cloudy. High near 42°F
- Christmas Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 45°F
- Friday: Rain with freezing rain early. High near 50°F
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and mild. High near 50°F
- Sunday: Rain possible, turning colder late. High near 51°F
