LAKE MICHIGAN LOWER, WARMER AND LESS ICY THAN A YEAR AGO

Water temperatures:

SNOWLESS TREND TO CONTINUE

Next storm to bring rain to Chicago Sunday night/Monday

Map for 6 AM Monday

COULD BE ANOTHER CHICAGO SOAKER WITH MORE THAN ONE INCH OF RAIN HERE

Total precipitation through 6 PM Monday

2022-23 SNOW SEASON TO DATE SUBPAR IN ALL ASPECTS

Least snowy in a decade since 2012-13

Seasonal snowfall through February 24

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH ONE INCH OR MORE SNOW COVER

SEASON’S DEEPEST SNOW COVER

A NATION OF EXTREMES

Record heat in the southeast — Friday afternoon record highs

FRIDAY MORNING CHILL BRINGS LOWEST READINGS IN A WEEK

Chicago area lows

COLD, RAIN, BLIZZARDS IN THE SOUTHWEST

Mountainous areas near Los Angeles

FRIDAY’S CHILL MOVES OUT AND MILDER, PACIFIC AIR MOVES IN

Predicted Saturday afternoon high temperatures

How much milder than Friday afternoon

LATE FRIDAY: WIND-WHIPPED RAIN, SNOW BATTER CALIFORNIA

Same weather system which will bring another healthy rain to Chicago Monday — late Friday surface map

Friday rainfall totals

Friday peak wind gusts — snowfall has reached 36” (3 feet) at Big Bear Lake, California and 18” at Crestine, CA

Near normal temperatures to open the new month of March and meteorological spring, but growing indications that winter’s chill isn’t done just yet

Forecast temperature trends March 11-24 suggests much of the country may average below normal with the lone exception in south Florida