Weather officials are expecting less than an inch of snow before 9 a.m. Tuesday accompanied with below zero windchills. Current conditions at O’Hare International Airport are light snow with fog and mist at 15 degrees with a windchill of negative 9 degrees. Farther south at Midway Airport are similar, National Weather Service officials reported. There is a slight risk of snow Tuesday morning before 9 a.m. with an accumulation of less than an inch, making travel conditions slippery. Windchills will hover between 10 to 15 degrees below zero, north of I-80, officials said. Tuesday was expected to be blustery with […]
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Chicago area to see some snow, accumulation during Friday morning commute, Weather Service says
Chicago-area residents will wake up to a light blanket of snow Friday morning that could complicate the morning commute, according to the National Weather Service. David King, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Chicago office, said snow was forecasted to begin between 5:30 and 6 a.m. Friday and would likely amount to about an inch or an inch and a half, tapering off around mid-afternoon as the snowstorm moves to the east. “There might be some lingering flurries behind it, but theoretically, by the afternoon, things should start really kind of winding down,” King said. Commuters should allow extra […]
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