(Radio Iowa) – It could be a lucky Friday the 13th — for Iowa tow truck drivers and dent repair shops. The entire state is under a Winter Weather Advisory starting at 2 PM in western counties, while an Ice Storm Warning kicks in at 8 PM for a dozen east-central Iowa counties. National Weather Service meteorologist Donna Dubberke says this afternoon’s commute is liable to be trouble due to the mix of rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow. Oh, and the ice. “Most of the day itself isn’t going to be too bad, cold still, but the rain is going to be coming in later today,” Dubberke says, “and with all this cold air in place, that is going to fall as freezing rain and drizzle and we could see some accumulations. It’s really going to be a mess.”

Motorists statewide will likely have to contend with slick, ice-covered roads, though this evening’s Ice Storm Warning is for 12 counties in an area where getting traction could get especially dicey. “That runs kind of the I-380 corridor, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and then back west to Grinnell,” she says. “That’s the area where we expect a little bit higher amount of ice accumulation, but everywhere is going to be slippery and messy.” On the plus side, she says any ice that accumulates shouldn’t be around too long. “We do have warm air coming up from the south, and as that warm air comes up, we’ll see the freezing part of it stop,” Dubberke says, “maybe in a little bit of mix, but as it exits, the temperature should climb above freezing by the end of the day on Saturday.”

The forecast calls for Sunday to be dry and warmer, with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s statewide.