A total of 5.5 inches of snow fell in Arlington Heights from about 12:30 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2013, and is continuing to fall as of 9:15 a.m. Sunday. The snow is a dry, powdery — susceptible to blowing and re-covering roads in high winds.
This snowfall report will be finalized when this Winter Storm Warning snow incident is finished. Another 1.5 inch of accumulated snow is expected to fall by 6:00 p.m. Sunday.
The Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6:00 p.m. A Wind Chill Warning goes into effect from January 5, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. until January 7, 2013 at 12 noon.
The prior snowfall was 12.5 inches of snow, which fell in Arlington Heights from Tuesday December 31, 2013 through Thursday, January 2, 2014 at 8:35 a.m.
New PM guidance is trickling in. Little to argue with here. Heaviest Cook County due to lake enhancement. #snow pic.twitter.com/kkWnjuV2MN
— Mike Hamernik (@MikeHamernik) January 4, 2014
Predicted area snowfall totals.
Athiest Rob Sherman cruisin' down Arlington Heights Road in this monster truck. He's in the airplane biz? pic.twitter.com/In2GAim9Q6
— Jamie Sotonoff (@DHJamie) January 4, 2014
Daily Herald reporter spots Robert Shermanmobile on the move in the snow storm.
CURRENT CONDITIONS at O’Hare
Last Update on 5 Jan 8:51 am CST
Light Snow
17°F
-8°C
Humidity 74%
Wind Speed N 17 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1017.3 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Wind Chill 1°F (-17°C)
Arlington Heights Weather Forecast at 10:50 a.m.
Today
Snow with areas of blowing snow. Temperature falling to around 11 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tonight
Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -38. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday
Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -13. Wind chill values as low as -41. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -40. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 13.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 29.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Friday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Jabba the Mailbox Snowman…sent in from viewer… pic.twitter.com/bU1CgCgIP6
— marco stendardo (@NBC5Marco) January 5, 2014
Jabba the Mailbox Snowman, somewhere in Chicagoland.
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