Chicagoland weather radar [LIVE PRECIPITATION TYPE RADAR] shows a band of snow headed down from Wisconsin at about 9:35 a.m. The line runs from the northern suburbs of Milwaukee to Davenport, Iowa. About one-half inch of snow is forecast to fall between noon and 8:00 p.m. Another snowfall is forecast for Saturday amounting to about 0.6 inch to 1.8 inch between 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Some forecasters are predicting 2 to 5 inches of snow for Saturday. Thursday’s snowfall was about 0.5 inch.
STORMCAST: Still keeping lt snow/ flurries in the forecast this afternoon. No more than 0.5" expected. More snow Sat pic.twitter.com/auXxhh0Fea
— Alicia Roman (@AliciaRomanNBC) January 17, 2014
NBC STORM TEAM 5: Snow area of about 0.5 inch Friday.
Satellite images show mostly cloudy conditions over most of the Midwest, including northern Illinois. Clouds are expect to diminish a little by midnight Friday/Saturday, but then increase through the early morning hours.
Tuesday and Wednesday next week if forecast for another cold outbreak, but not as severe as the cold which broke a record low of -15 and exceeded it to -16 degrees on Monday January 6, 2014.
The East is impacted by several clippers while the West remains warm and dry. pic.twitter.com/nOzVrHsijH
— CNN Weather Center (@CNNweather) January 17, 2014
CNN outlook for the nation.
TODAY Sunrise: 7:16 AM Sunset: 4:47 PM
Today Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -3. West wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -4. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Snow. High near 21. Wind chill values as low as -5. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -2. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
M.L.King Day/Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Monday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 16.
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