Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Much of the expected freezing rain and sleet is predicted to hit portions of northern Indiana, specifically regions above Muncie and Lafayette,

Winter is continuing to rear its ugly head this week, thanks to a potent storm that's forecast to spread a nasty mix of ice and snow.

Weather watchers are forecasting a cold, gray week mostly in the 20s with two icy storms — part of a larger system sweeping across the Midwest and Northeast — that will likely create treacherous driving conditions in metro Detroit. But hopefully, forecasters added, they won’t be severe enough to take down powerlines.