Local Severe Weather Alert for Arlington Heights, IL (60004) below.
Additional two inches of light snow has fallen since 7 a.m. this
morning.
Current observations for Arlington Heights, Illinois
Temperature: 27F
Wind: S 15 mph
(observed at 3:30 p.m.)
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081225T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- LA SALLE-KENDALL-
GRUNDY-WILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES
OF…ROCKFORD…WOODSTOCK…WAUKEGAN…
OREGON…DIXON…DEKALB…AURORA…CHICAGO…OTTAWA…OSWEGO…
MORRIS…JOLIET 232 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS
AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET THIS EVENING. BY LATE
EVENING…THE SLEET AND SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 88. THIS WINTRY MIX OF SNOW…SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING AROUND
NOON. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE…HIGHEST
AMOUNTS TOWARD THE WISCONSIN BORDER. SLEET ACCUMULATION OF TWO TO FOUR
TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE…GENERALLY SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 88.
SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING…THEN WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.