Chicagoland weather radar [LIVE RADAR] shows snow precipitation heading northeast along a line from Peoria to Danville. Snow and freezing drizzle is expected arrive about 3:00 p.m. and continue through Friday at 11:00 a.m. Very little accumulation is forecast. A greater amount of rain is expected from about noon Friday to 6:00 a.m. Saturday. About .68 inch of rain is forecast.
Temperatures are forecast above freezing for Friday (HI 38), Saturday (HI 36), Sunday (HI 37), Monday (HI 34), and Tuesday (HI 34). Be prepared for flooding issues with rain and melting snow.
Satellite images show mixed clouds over Chicagoland. Clouds are expected to increase today as a low pressure system approaches.
RAIN, not SNOW expected Friday aftn. We could see up to an 1"
Prepare for snow melt, rising rivers & creeks. pic.twitter.com/ndYi6ZMHsd
— NBC's Storm Team 5 (@NBCStormTeam5) January 9, 2014
NBC Storm Team Weather: More than one-half inch rain for Friday.
TODAY Sunrise: 7:19 AM Sunset: 4:38 PM
Today A chance of snow and freezing drizzle after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -3. Light east southeast wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
A chance of snow showers and freezing drizzle before 7pm, then a chance of flurries and freezing drizzle. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 28 by 5am. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A chance of flurries and freezing drizzle before 1pm, then rain. High near 38. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Friday Night
Rain. Low around 34. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
Rain before 7am, then a chance of rain and snow between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of snow after 1pm. High near 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
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