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Recent Articles

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  Influx of arctic air coincides with our coldest time of year

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  Lake snow tonight/Sunday—cold end to month of January

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  Weekend snow, cold and wind, then more snow Tuesday

  A second consecutive weekend snow event brings snow to the Midwest. A low pressure system moves through the Ohio River Valley bringing several inches of snow. Cold arctic air moving over an unfrozen Lake Michigan will increase the potential for lake effect snow enhancement. Most of system snow will have accumulated by Saturday afternoon with light snow continuing into Sunday with the best potential for lake effect snow occurring Saturday night into Sunday morning. The same system will bring the […]

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  Winter storm to wallop Chicago area; system snow followed by lake effect: local 12”+ totals possible in lakeside counties. Bitterly cold wind chills follow.

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  Winter’s one-two punch: Sticking snow, then frigid temps

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  Winter to rev up big time after a mild, relatively snow-free open

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  Temps take plunge but more wintry weather due by weekend

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  Wintry weather to reach our area in days ahead

  Several bouts of winter weather are forecast to impact the area over the next week. The first event will occur Tuesday morning as milder air aloft overrides a sub-freezing layer near the ground, resulting in patchy light freezing drizzle. Analysis of soil temperatures indicates that ground surfaces are frozen. The drizzle may not yield measurable precipitation, but even a thin coating of ice can adversely impact untreated roadways. Satellite imagery late Monday showed a large Pacific storm system lashing much […]

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  Nation’s snow cover expands—temps to drop by the weekend

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  Chicago to sit on northern periphery of significant storm

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