WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT …
Chicagoland weather radar [LIVE RADAR] is all clear at about 7:30 p.m. Some small areas of precipitation might be popping up, but any organized precipitation is at about Dubuque, Iowa. Precipitation is forecast to start about midnight and last until about 8:00 a.m. About 2.4 inches are expected to accumulate in Arlington Heights — most of it by rush hour Wednesday morning.
Satellite images show clouds moving into Illinois. Cloudiness is forecast to increase overnight, and then clear out gradually after 9:00 a.m.
HEADS UP #Chicago! Snow will be falling during tomorrow's AM rush. Consider public transportation. @nbcchicago pic.twitter.com/EHkPdiirVZ
— Andy Avalos (@NBCAndyAvalos) December 10, 2013
Area of snowfall from NBC’s Andy Avalos.
MISERY FACTORS TOMORROW …
1. Overnight snow will make rush hour a mess.
2. Wednesday’s high of 17 degrees will fall starting at 9:00 a.m. and drop to -6 degrees by midnight (Wind Chill -24). Enjoy 3 degrees at 6:00 p.m. (Wind Chill -13).
3. Gusts from the northwest pickup at 9:00 a.m. ranging from 15 degrees to 25 degrees.
TODAY Sunrise: 7:10 AM Sunset: 4:20 PM
Tonight
Snow after midnight. Temperature rising to around 15 by 3am. Wind chill values as low as -5. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Wednesday
Snow before 9am. Temperature rising to near 17 by 8am, then falling to around 5 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -12. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -24. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -18. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
Friday Night A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 24.
Saturday
Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 30.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 11.
Sunday A
chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.
Monday Night
A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 13.
Tuesday A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
Check out this US snapshot! Top pic is snow cover from Dec 9, 2012.. Bottom pic is Dec 9, 2013. WOW!! @NewDay pic.twitter.com/3GC1Jx0ttS
— Jennifer Gray (@JenniferGrayCNN) December 10, 2013
Snow cover last year compared to snow cover now (from Jennifer Gray, CNN).
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