Winter Weather Advisory Dropped; About 0.6 Inch Snow Forecast for Christmas Eve

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Chicagoland weather radar shows rain an drizzled moving north-northeast, just east of the northwest suburban Chicago area at 10:35 a.m.

Satellite images show cloudy images over most of Illinois.

Snow accumulation forecast amounts to 0.6 inch with most snow forecasted to occur between noon and 4:00 p.m.

TODAY Sunrise: 7:18 AM Sunset: 4:24 PM

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY DROPPED …

O’Hare Airport and Nearby Airport Weather Observations • WED DEC 24, 2014 9:53 AM CDT

Location Time
(cdt)
Sky/Weather Temp.
(ºF)
Dewpt.
(ºF)
Humidity
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Pressure
(in)
Chicago/O’Hare 10:51 Light Drizzle 39 34 82 NW 5 29.61
Chicago Midway Airport 09:53 Light Rain 42 36 79 E 7 29.61
Chicago Executive Airport 09:52 Overcast 38 34 86 W 5 29.63
Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport 09:52 Overcast 37 34 89 W 8 29.62
Aurora Municipal Airport 09:52 Fog/Mist 36 33 89 W 6 29.64
Gary Chicago International 10:45 Light Rain 41 37 87 Calm 29.60
Kenosha Regional Airport 09:53 Fog/Mist 35 34 96 NW 6 29.62
Chicago / Waukegan, Waukegan Regional Airport 09:55 Overcast 36 33 89 NW 7 29.61
Lansing Municipal Airport 10:35 Light Rain 40 39 97 Calm 29.61
Click on location name for the weather during the past two days at that site.

National Weather Service observations …



WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY DROPPED …

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
336 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
250945-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
336 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014 /436 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY AND
TONIGHT. RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND WILL MIX WITH AND THEN
CHANGE TO WET SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF HEAVY WET SNOW IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...GENERALLY
OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS MAINLY EAST
OF INTERSTATE 55. SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE IN
THESE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...AND TRAVEL
CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL DECREASE
QUICKLY TO THE WEST ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

NWS Detailed Forecast

  • TodayRain and snow, mainly before 5pm. Temperature falling to around 35 by 4pm. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
  • TonightA 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Christmas DayPartly sunny, with a high near 40. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Thursday NightMostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind around 15 mph.
  • FridayPartly sunny, with a high near 45. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Friday NightA 30 percent chance of rain or drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
  • SaturdayA chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday NightA chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
  • SundayMostly sunny, with a high near 31.
  • Sunday NightMostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
  • MondayMostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
  • Monday NightA slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
  • TuesdayA slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

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