However, strong winds as high as 45 to 50 miles-per-hour, blowing the snow that has already fallen could create blizzard-like conditions. While Friday may see some isolated snow showers, the majority of snowfall will have dissipated overnight. While timing of the storm's intensity has fluctuated over the last few days, as of Wednesday afternoon, NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Paul Deanno said the worst of the storm is expected to hit between 8 p.m. The bottom line, the Illinois State Police warns, stay off the roads "for the next couple of days" unless travel is "absolutely necessary." Periods of snow, blowing snow and strong winds will continue, creating treacherous travel conditions. According to the NWS, "a flash freeze may cause ice covered roads, topped by the snow," NWS says, with periods of white-out, "blizzard conditions" likely Thursday later afternoon and lasting into Friday. Travel conditions are expected to worsen and temperatures are expected to continue falling. Winds are also expected to pick up, gusting up to 35 miles per hour. Between one and three additional inches of accumulation is expected.Īccording to predictions, temperatures will drop between 20 and 30 degrees in a matter of hours, with wind chills of 25 degrees below-zero moving in. Latest forecast models show heavy, widespread snow across the Chicago is predicted to start around noon, with conditions "rapidly deteriorating" as the day continues, NBC 5 Storm Team meteorologist Paul Deanno says.Īround 3 p.m., snow is expected to be more widespread, and heavy at times, the NBC 5 Storm Team says. Strong winds of up to 25 miles-per-hour will also start to develop. Some snow is expected to develop, with accumulation predictions up to two inches. #ILwx #INwx (4/6) /2NyIrVaXCs- NWS Chicago DecemThursday MorningĪccording to NBC 5 Storm Team, temperatures Thursday morning are expected to remain in the 20s and 30s. Impacts from this storm will be driven by a combination of cold, wind, and snow rather than snow alone! Avoid non-essential travel.
Here’s a timeline of the dangerous winter weather today through Saturday. Live Winter Storm Updates: Secretary of State Offices Join Growing List of Closures As Winter Storm Rolls InĬonditions for frostbite are expected, and power outages are also a possibility, thanks to wind gusts up to 50 miles-per-hour.Īnd although the latest snow total predictions remain between three and six inches, with most of it occurring Thursday afternoon and into the evening, the combination of "gusty winds, and plummeting temperatures will make travel conditions treacherous from Thursday afternoon onward," the NWS says. Latest forecast models show snow and blowing snow may result in "white- out conditions" that lead to zero visibility at times, making travel "extremely difficult." As dangerous temperatures plummet from 30 degrees to 16 degrees and wind chills as low as 25 to 35 degrees below-zero move in Thursday afternoon, roads are expected to become quickly iced-over. Sign up for the weekly Chicago Catch-Up newsletter here. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.
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