chicago , Bundle up and enjoy the calm before the storm today. Skies will be mostly sunny, but it will be cold as high temperatures will rarely reach above zero.
chicago blizzard
what to expect:
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning, which replaces the watch, and will be in effect from 3 a.m. tomorrow until 6 a.m. Sunday. That’s to cover a significant blizzard, which now sees in the 6 to 12 inches range across Chicagoland, unlike the more targeted lake-effect storm a few weeks ago.
The highest amounts will likely be in the northwest of the city, but I don’t expect there to be any drastic changes across our entire region. Snow will fall at varying intensities, with the heaviest snowfall expected tomorrow afternoon, when snowfall rates of up to an inch per hour are expected. There will be a lot of wind, which will cause light winds and snowfall.
Despite this, travel will be quite difficult any time from tomorrow till Sunday morning due to icy winds. In the wake of the storm, next week will be bitterly cold, with highs in the 20s and overnight lows near or below zero in many suburbs. There will be a few additional chances for light snow – the first of which will arrive late Monday night.
see the big picture:
The largest single-day snowfall recorded for Chicago in November occurred on November 6, 1951 when 8 inches of rain fell. That benchmark is within reach tomorrow.
Source: The information in this report comes from FOX 32 Meteorolligst Mike Caplan.
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