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.

It’s hard to ever feel fully prepared for a winter snowstorm. You can’t always find road salt in stores, and you may not even ...

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 ...

Do you want a de-icer that's effective and eco-friendly? Or maybe you don't have any rock salt on hand?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In this simple science experiment for kids, your kids will learn about how salt changes the melting point of ice, and how your child can use salt to make ice “sticky” so you can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spraying salt onto roads is a safety measure. stoatphoto/Shutterstock.com Brrr … it’s cold out there! Children are flocking to the ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Living in Mid-Michigan we are no stranger to snow and ice piling up on the sidewalks and roadways, especially during winter storms and lake effect snow events. In the winter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When temperatures drop and snow is on the way, salt becomes your best friend. Salt has the incredible ability to lower the ...

What you need to know before winter weather strikes.