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Rain today, snow tonight and Wednesday

By Staff and wire report

There's a 100 percent chance of precipitation across the Tri-Cities today that will fall as light snow or sleet during the morning then rain in the afternoon. It will become snow again tonight and accumulations of up to an inch are possible in the higher elevations of the region.
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