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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Lake-effect snow in Illinois likely to disrupt Monday commute as winter blast hits hardest farther south
Colder weather will remain throughout the week with temperatures below normal.
Lake-effect snow in Illinois likely to disrupt Monday commute as winter blast hits hardest farther south
Colder weather will remain throughout the week with temperatures below normal.
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A major winter storm forecast to produce heavy snow, significant ice and frigid temperatures was set to begin in the central U.S. on Saturday and move east over the next several days, according to the National Weather Service.