We have waited for a long time, but the time has finally come. Chicago is right in line to receive its first major snowstorm of the season beginning tomorrow morning. So far, this winter has been exceptionally mild, and has logged a paltry 1.9" of snow. All that is about to change as winter arrives tomorrow!
For today however, temperatures currently are 48 degrees and could climb into the 50s with a surplus of sunshine. It will be a rather pleasant January day before winter takes hold tomorrow. Temperatures will slowly fall tonight and will be well below freezing by morning, as a winter storm approaches the area.
As for the details of the storm, the National Weather Service has officially issued a WINTER STORM WATCH for the counties of McHenry, Kane, Kendall, Cook, DuPage, Will and other counties in IN until 9am Friday morning. The watch will likely be upgraded to a warning sometime right before the storm hits late tonight or tomorrow morning. Snow is expected to spread across the area by around 9am tomorrow morning and continue into the early Friday morning. Current computer models are suggesting totals will end up in the 6-9" range, but the majority of the area will likely fall in a 5-8" window, with a few isolated spots receiving 10", especially in Indiana where lake-effect snows will enhance snowfall totals. The evening rush hour tomorrow and morning rush hour on Friday will be affected. Winds are supposed to be in excess of 30mph as well, which will causing blowing snow and will reduce visibility's to under a mile.
Stay tuned to my blog over the course of the next couple of days for the latest on this Winter Storm!!
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