Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Snow showers likely before 9am, then a chance for flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Nothing on the radar east of the Mississippi River as of 7:40 p.m. Friday.
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
414 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS…AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE…TONIGHT.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS
TONIGHT…MAINLY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND EXTREME NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS. IF THEY DO OCCUR…UP TO AN INCH ACCUMULATION WOULD BE
POSSIBLE WEST AND NORTH OF A HIGHLAND PARK…DE KALB…
ROCHELLE…DIXON LINE. A THIN COATING OF SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS
MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PLENTIFUL
RAINS OF MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WASHED AWAY ANY RESIDUAL SALT
FROM ROADWAYS.
PORTIONS OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER IN INDIANA WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD
TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
PORTIONS OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER IN INDIANA WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
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