Winter Weather Advisory (5:45 AM CST)
Winter Weather Advisory in IL: Cook , DuPage , Kane , Kendall
Winter Storm Warning in IL: Boone , DeKalb , Lake , McHenry
High Wind Watch in IN: La Porte , Pulaski , Starke
Winter Weather Advisory in IN: La Porte , Pulaski , Starke
High Wind Watch in MI: Berrien
Winter Weather Advisory in MI: Berrien
Winter Storm Warning in WI: Kenosha , Racine , Rock , Walworth
Current conditions
As of 6:43 AM CST
at Chicago, Illinois
Light Snow
Temperature: 28°
Wind chill: 25°
Wind: ENE 4 mph
Dewpoint: 27°
Humidity: 93%
Visibility: 1.2 miles
Forecast
As of 3:39 am CST on December 8, 2009
Today...Cloudy. Light snow likely until late afternoon...then widespread light snow...light rain and a chance of light sleet late in the afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation up to 1 inch. Blustery. Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph at times. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Tonight...Widespread light snow and a chance of sleet in the evening...then widespread snow after midnight. Snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Blustery. Temperatures nearly steady in the lower 30s. East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph at times in the evening becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph... then shifting to the southwest during the predawn hours. Chance of precipitation 100 percent.
Wednesday...Windy. Widespread light snow until late afternoon... then a chance of light snow showers late in the afternoon. Areas of blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Total snow accumulation 4 to 8 inches. Turning sharply colder. Highs in the lower 30s. Then temperatures falling into the mid 20s by evening. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph at times. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.