Good evening!
For those that do not like the snow, there is some good news. This storm is not materializing as originally planned and has tracked a little farther south than expected. There is more dry air than originally planned. The Winter Weather Advisory for Cook has been cancelled, as only 1-3" of snow is expected, while all counties south of Cook remain under the 3-5" range and winter weather advisory! I still would not count out the effects of this system, despite the change in conditions. I'm still saying the 2-3" in Chicago is a good possibility, and possibly even a little more!
Stay tuned for the latest!
24 February 2011
Good afternoon everyone!
A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect until 9am tomorrow morning, as a fast-moving snow system will move into the Chicago area tonight. Snow will begin between 8 and 11pm, as temperatures continue to drop to below the freezing level. Snow will fall for much of the night, before tapering off to flurries by early tomorrow morning. This snow will not effect the evening rush hour. By tomorrow morning, expect 3-5" of snow in the city with totals topping 6" in far south counties, and totals under 3" in counties north of the city. This storm is poised to break Chicago's all-time record for snowfall in the month of February, which currently stands at 27.8", set back in 1896. February's snowfall currently sits at 27" so we should be able to break the record. Be careful out there, as roads will become slippery tonight and tomorrow morning. Snowfall rates could exceed 1" per hour at times in certain locations. Check back later for more details on this system and the next two systems expected over the weekend!
A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect until 9am tomorrow morning, as a fast-moving snow system will move into the Chicago area tonight. Snow will begin between 8 and 11pm, as temperatures continue to drop to below the freezing level. Snow will fall for much of the night, before tapering off to flurries by early tomorrow morning. This snow will not effect the evening rush hour. By tomorrow morning, expect 3-5" of snow in the city with totals topping 6" in far south counties, and totals under 3" in counties north of the city. This storm is poised to break Chicago's all-time record for snowfall in the month of February, which currently stands at 27.8", set back in 1896. February's snowfall currently sits at 27" so we should be able to break the record. Be careful out there, as roads will become slippery tonight and tomorrow morning. Snowfall rates could exceed 1" per hour at times in certain locations. Check back later for more details on this system and the next two systems expected over the weekend!
21 February 2011
Good afternoon everyone!
Well, what an interesting weather pattern we have seen in Chicago. Temperatures warmed up to nearly 60 degrees on Thursday, and now today, winter has returned. Expect some snow to begin to move into the area over the next couple of hours and strengthen in intensity by the overnight hours. Snow totals are expected to be in the 2-4" range from this system, with some places along the lake receiving a little more. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect til 6AM tomorrow morning. Be careful of slippery roads. Check back later for more updates!
Well, what an interesting weather pattern we have seen in Chicago. Temperatures warmed up to nearly 60 degrees on Thursday, and now today, winter has returned. Expect some snow to begin to move into the area over the next couple of hours and strengthen in intensity by the overnight hours. Snow totals are expected to be in the 2-4" range from this system, with some places along the lake receiving a little more. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect til 6AM tomorrow morning. Be careful of slippery roads. Check back later for more updates!
16 February 2011
Good evening everyone! Sorry for the lack of updates recently, but I am back to updating. Please remember to check this blog on a daily basis. I will try to updated it at least once a day if not more.
Tomorrow could be another record setting day, although not for snow. The current warm spell reaches it height tomorrow with highs expected to hit 60 degrees, which would tie the 138 year record set back in 1873. Should we surpass 61 degrees, and its very likely, we would break the record. Some light rain could also pop up at times tomorrow and strong south winds at 35mph are expected. Temperatures are currently 45 degrees and will go up throughout the night. Temperatures will not drop off very much tomorrow night and then the colder air begins to settle back in. Temperatures will still be in the mid 40s of Friday, and eventually falling into the 30s or lower by the start of next week. A system targeted for Monday has to be monitored. Depending upon the track of the storm, and where the temperatures are, we could see rain, snow, sleet, or a mix of all of them. Stay tuned for the latest!
Tomorrow could be another record setting day, although not for snow. The current warm spell reaches it height tomorrow with highs expected to hit 60 degrees, which would tie the 138 year record set back in 1873. Should we surpass 61 degrees, and its very likely, we would break the record. Some light rain could also pop up at times tomorrow and strong south winds at 35mph are expected. Temperatures are currently 45 degrees and will go up throughout the night. Temperatures will not drop off very much tomorrow night and then the colder air begins to settle back in. Temperatures will still be in the mid 40s of Friday, and eventually falling into the 30s or lower by the start of next week. A system targeted for Monday has to be monitored. Depending upon the track of the storm, and where the temperatures are, we could see rain, snow, sleet, or a mix of all of them. Stay tuned for the latest!
07 February 2011
Good evening everyone!
Wow, the snow is no through yet. Yesterday, Chicago picked up 2.6" from a mini little system that put Chicago's snowfall total over 50" for the fourth consecutive year. The first time in Chicago history that we have seen for straight years of at least 50." The snow totals continued to go up as another 3" blanket the city this afternoon and evening. Most of the snow in the city is winding down, but there are bursts of snow that could drop down a quick inch or so in spots, so please be careful. We have some very interested weather here the next couple of days! Tonight, temps will drop off to about zero as arctic air plunges into the area. This arctic air will hang around til at least Thursday and into Friday before temperatures will finally breaking freezing over the weekend and into the start of next week. A warming trend appears to be in place for next week which will begin to melt some of this deep snow pack in the city! How much we will warm up and how much snow will melt is still in question, but please be aware that this current cold spell will not be the last of the cold weather, and this is not the last of the snow either.
Tomorrow we will see a high of just 7 degrees and a low of -4, despite unlimited sunshine. NW winds will put wind chills at -25 below so please stay warm. Stay tuned for more updates and be sure to check the other pages out as well!
Wow, the snow is no through yet. Yesterday, Chicago picked up 2.6" from a mini little system that put Chicago's snowfall total over 50" for the fourth consecutive year. The first time in Chicago history that we have seen for straight years of at least 50." The snow totals continued to go up as another 3" blanket the city this afternoon and evening. Most of the snow in the city is winding down, but there are bursts of snow that could drop down a quick inch or so in spots, so please be careful. We have some very interested weather here the next couple of days! Tonight, temps will drop off to about zero as arctic air plunges into the area. This arctic air will hang around til at least Thursday and into Friday before temperatures will finally breaking freezing over the weekend and into the start of next week. A warming trend appears to be in place for next week which will begin to melt some of this deep snow pack in the city! How much we will warm up and how much snow will melt is still in question, but please be aware that this current cold spell will not be the last of the cold weather, and this is not the last of the snow either.
Tomorrow we will see a high of just 7 degrees and a low of -4, despite unlimited sunshine. NW winds will put wind chills at -25 below so please stay warm. Stay tuned for more updates and be sure to check the other pages out as well!
06 February 2011
Good afternoon!!
Happy Super Bowl to you all!! Chicago say a little more snow this morning, all though nothing like what we saw on Tuesday!!! Another 1-4" blanket most areas this morning and will see light flurries throughout the rest of the day!! However, now the cold comes in!!! Today's highs topped out at 32 degrees and tomorrow's highs will be in the upper 20s. Then temperatures will CRASH tomorrow night and the rest of the week will see single digit highs and BITTER COLD, with close to double digit below zero lows. Signs are pointing to a slight warmup starting next weekend, although no mega highs are predicting. It appears to be just some low to upper 30s, but more on that later. In the mean time, enjoy the cold and snow!! It will be here for a least anything week. Check back daily for updates and remember to check out the other pages on my blog.
Snowfall Totals
3.7" Oak Park
2.5" Arlington Heights
2.3" O'Hare
2.0" La Grange
1.5" Midway
Happy Super Bowl to you all!! Chicago say a little more snow this morning, all though nothing like what we saw on Tuesday!!! Another 1-4" blanket most areas this morning and will see light flurries throughout the rest of the day!! However, now the cold comes in!!! Today's highs topped out at 32 degrees and tomorrow's highs will be in the upper 20s. Then temperatures will CRASH tomorrow night and the rest of the week will see single digit highs and BITTER COLD, with close to double digit below zero lows. Signs are pointing to a slight warmup starting next weekend, although no mega highs are predicting. It appears to be just some low to upper 30s, but more on that later. In the mean time, enjoy the cold and snow!! It will be here for a least anything week. Check back daily for updates and remember to check out the other pages on my blog.
Snowfall Totals
3.7" Oak Park
2.5" Arlington Heights
2.3" O'Hare
2.0" La Grange
1.5" Midway
02 February 2011
Good afternoon!
The Blizzard of 2011 has finally ended in Chicago. A little lasting lake effect is around, but is moving into NW Indiana. This was indeed a historic snowfall, but it did NOT break the all-time record. O'Hare finished with a whopping 20.2" and Midway at 20.9". This is good enough for # 3 on the all-time biggest snows in Chicago. The record of 23" in 1967 remains in tact! A truly historic storm that is now in the record books. Snow topped 2" per hour in most areas and visibilities got down to 0 in a lot of areas also. Record breaking winds also blanket the area, with the lakefront seeing a 70 mph wind gusts and Midway and O'Hare each topping 60 mph. Snowfall totals came in the 16-22" range for most areas with Chicago seeing some of the highest totals. This truly was an amazing blizzard as snow drifts top 6-7 feet in some areas. The city and neighboring villages will have a lot of cleaning up to do, and many area city schools are already closing for tomorrow!!! A full updated list of school closings will be posted in the Emergency Closings page. USPS has shut down and Pace will shut down at 6pm tonight! It truly does look amazing with all this snow on the ground and snow mounds higher than people! Temperatures are going to drop throughout the day and only top out in the single digits tomorrow. A full weather report will be posted later.
Snowfall Totals:
Elk Grove Village- 22"
Downer's Grove- 21.1"
Midway- 20.9"
O'Hare 20.2"
Oakbrook- 19.5"
DeKalb- 18.7"
Romeoville- 16.4"
Rockford- 14.3"
More totals to come as they are released! Enjoy the day!
The Blizzard of 2011 has finally ended in Chicago. A little lasting lake effect is around, but is moving into NW Indiana. This was indeed a historic snowfall, but it did NOT break the all-time record. O'Hare finished with a whopping 20.2" and Midway at 20.9". This is good enough for # 3 on the all-time biggest snows in Chicago. The record of 23" in 1967 remains in tact! A truly historic storm that is now in the record books. Snow topped 2" per hour in most areas and visibilities got down to 0 in a lot of areas also. Record breaking winds also blanket the area, with the lakefront seeing a 70 mph wind gusts and Midway and O'Hare each topping 60 mph. Snowfall totals came in the 16-22" range for most areas with Chicago seeing some of the highest totals. This truly was an amazing blizzard as snow drifts top 6-7 feet in some areas. The city and neighboring villages will have a lot of cleaning up to do, and many area city schools are already closing for tomorrow!!! A full updated list of school closings will be posted in the Emergency Closings page. USPS has shut down and Pace will shut down at 6pm tonight! It truly does look amazing with all this snow on the ground and snow mounds higher than people! Temperatures are going to drop throughout the day and only top out in the single digits tomorrow. A full weather report will be posted later.
Snowfall Totals:
Elk Grove Village- 22"
Downer's Grove- 21.1"
Midway- 20.9"
O'Hare 20.2"
Oakbrook- 19.5"
DeKalb- 18.7"
Romeoville- 16.4"
Rockford- 14.3"
More totals to come as they are released! Enjoy the day!
01 February 2011
Good evening once again!
This has been a very impressive blizzard and we are not done with it yet. A lot of snow is still on schedule to fall overnight, although things should improve by morning. When it's all said and done, still expecting between 16-24" for city and many areas around it. Thundersnow has been reported in MANY areas, including some hail at Midway!!! Visibilities have dropped below a 1/4 mile for a while and wind gusts have topped 60mph although the wind should die down a little overnight. (Gusts topping out at 40-45mph). Still, the heaviest snow is yet to come, with rates of 3-4" per hour! Lake Shore Drive is closed. Portions of I-90 are closed and snow fighting trucks can't keep up with this snow! Lake effect will begin to take over towards morning and that could boost totals to the 24" mark. DON'T TRAVEL, unless absolutely necessary!!! Conditions are still very bad and will remain that way for several more hours. Now for some local area snowfall totals as of Midnight!! Chicago has a set an all time record for the most snowfall in a single calendar day, 13.6"!
13.6" O'Hare
13" Schaumburg
12" Tinley Park
11.9" Midway
11.9" Romeoville
11.5" Melrose Park
10.9" Rockford
More updates will come as they are released!!!!
This has been a very impressive blizzard and we are not done with it yet. A lot of snow is still on schedule to fall overnight, although things should improve by morning. When it's all said and done, still expecting between 16-24" for city and many areas around it. Thundersnow has been reported in MANY areas, including some hail at Midway!!! Visibilities have dropped below a 1/4 mile for a while and wind gusts have topped 60mph although the wind should die down a little overnight. (Gusts topping out at 40-45mph). Still, the heaviest snow is yet to come, with rates of 3-4" per hour! Lake Shore Drive is closed. Portions of I-90 are closed and snow fighting trucks can't keep up with this snow! Lake effect will begin to take over towards morning and that could boost totals to the 24" mark. DON'T TRAVEL, unless absolutely necessary!!! Conditions are still very bad and will remain that way for several more hours. Now for some local area snowfall totals as of Midnight!! Chicago has a set an all time record for the most snowfall in a single calendar day, 13.6"!
13.6" O'Hare
13" Schaumburg
12" Tinley Park
11.9" Midway
11.9" Romeoville
11.5" Melrose Park
10.9" Rockford
More updates will come as they are released!!!!
Good evening.
We are now in the thick of the blizzard and the worst part of the storm is yet to come. Snowfall totals have yet to really come in. Midway has reporter 6.2" as of 8pm and through 6pm, O'Hare had 2.8" so that will go up significantly. Lake Shore Drive is now closed down! The winds have picked up and so has the snow. It is snowing real heavily and conditions could still get even worse. Thundersnow has been reported in many areas and more thundersnow could still occur, especially in the city of Chicago. As more totals come in, I will update the posts with the latest totals. Please be careful as this is a major blizzard still with over 12 hours of snow yet to fall! It appears snowfall totals won't be as high as 2 feet (unless the lake effect really adds to it), but it should still come in at the 16-20" range!!! More updates will be given as the storm progresses!
Alright, good afternoon!
The storm is underway and has hit with a vengeance!! Heavy snow and blizzard conditions will continue through tomorrow morning!!! THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN/CENTRAL ILLINOIS!!! Please take extreme caution as visibilities have been reduced to less that a 1/4 of a mile in most spots. Conditions will be getting worse as the storm progresses. Midway has cancelled all of its flights, but remains open for the time being. O'Hare has cancelled 1300 flights with more coming as the day wears on. More and more schools are being cancelled for tomorrow and that will be updated as the day goes on! As soon as storm totals begin to come in, I will begin posting them on the blog. Stay tuned for the latest!!! Things are only going to get worse!!!
The storm is underway and has hit with a vengeance!! Heavy snow and blizzard conditions will continue through tomorrow morning!!! THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN/CENTRAL ILLINOIS!!! Please take extreme caution as visibilities have been reduced to less that a 1/4 of a mile in most spots. Conditions will be getting worse as the storm progresses. Midway has cancelled all of its flights, but remains open for the time being. O'Hare has cancelled 1300 flights with more coming as the day wears on. More and more schools are being cancelled for tomorrow and that will be updated as the day goes on! As soon as storm totals begin to come in, I will begin posting them on the blog. Stay tuned for the latest!!! Things are only going to get worse!!!
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