TODAY SUNRISE: 7:19 AM SUNSET: 4:38 PM
Chicagoland weather radar shows precipitation as snow and rain mixed moving from south-southwest to north-northeast at 1:43 PM.
Satellite images show most of Illinois under cloudy conditions at 1:43 PM.
About 3 inches of snow is expected to accumulate in Arlington Heights by 5:00 a.m. Sunday. Most snow will fall by midnight. Saturday/Sunday.
Snow this afternoon into this evening, heavy at times. Windy, blowing snow overnight. #ilwx #inwx #Chicago pic.twitter.com/3xDEeT6mSs
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) January 9, 2016
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 309 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2016 ILZ013-014-019>022-032-039-091715- /O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0001.160109T2100Z-160110T1200Z/ DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-LIVINGSTON-FORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO... MORRIS...JOLIET...PONTIAC...PAXTON 309 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE QUICKLY ON ROAD SURFACES AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES... IMPACTING TRAVEL. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS MUCH COLDER AIR ARRIVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
NWS POINT FORECAST …
This Afternoon
Snow, mainly after 2pm. High near 35. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 14. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday
Patchy blowing snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 13 by 9am. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Friday
A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
AIRPORT WEATHER OBSERVATIONS …
| Location | Time (cdt) |
Sky/Weather | Temp. (ºF) |
Dewpt. (ºF) |
Humidity (%) |
Wind (mph) |
Pressure (in) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago/O’Hare | 13:51 | Light Rain Fog/Mist | 36 | 33 | 89 | N 6 | 29.80 | |
| Chicago Midway Airport | 13:53 | Light Drizzle Fog/Mist | 39 | 34 | 82 | Calm | 29.80 | |
| Chicago Executive Airport | 13:52 | Unknown Precip Fog/Mist | 36 | 33 | 89 | N 6 | 29.82 | |
| Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport | 13:52 | Light Rain Fog/Mist | 36 | 32 | 86 | N 6 | 29.79 | |
| Aurora Municipal Airport | 13:52 | Light Snow Fog/Mist | 35 | 33 | 93 | N 6 | 29.80 | |
| Gary Chicago International | 13:45 | Light Rain | 39 | 37 | 93 | N 5 | 29.81 | |
| Kenosha Regional Airport | 13:53 | Fog/Mist | 36 | 32 | 86 | N 6 | 29.80 | |
| Chicago / Waukegan, Waukegan Regional Airport | 13:55 | Fog/Mist | 35 | 34 | 96 | N 3 | 29.80 | |
| Lansing Municipal Airport | 13:55 | Rain | 39 | 37 | 93 | Calm | 29.80 | |
| Click on location name for the weather during the past two days at that site. | ||||||||
CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT …
| D a t e |
Time (cst) |
Wind (mph) |
Vis. (mi.) |
Weather | Sky Cond. | Temperature (ºF) | Relative Humidity |
Wind Chill (°F) |
Heat Index (°F) |
Pressure | Precipitation (in.) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | Dwpt | 6 hour | altimeter (in) |
sea level (mb) |
1 hr | 3 hr | 6 hr | ||||||||||
| Max. | Min. | ||||||||||||||||
| 09 | 12:52 | N 6 | 5.00 | Unknown Precip Fog/Mist | OVC008 | 36 | 33 | 89% | 31 | NA | 29.82 | 1010.2 | |||||
| 09 | 11:52 | NW 6 | 5.00 | Fog/Mist | OVC009 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 89% | 31 | NA | 29.83 | 1010.8 | |||
| 09 | 10:52 | NW 3 | 5.00 | Fog/Mist | OVC009 | 36 | 34 | 93% | NA | NA | 29.86 | 1011.6 | |||||
| 09 | 09:52 | NW 6 | 4.00 | Fog/Mist | OVC008 | 36 | 35 | 97% | 31 | NA | 29.86 | 1011.6 | |||||
| 09 | 08:52 | W 5 | 1.75 | Fog/Mist | OVC004 | 35 | 35 | 100% | 31 | NA | 29.86 | 1011.6 | |||||
| 09 | 07:52 | W 3 | 1.75 | Fog/Mist | OVC003 | 35 | 35 | 100% | NA | NA | 29.83 | 1010.7 | |||||
| 09 | 06:52 | SW 3 | 1.75 | Fog/Mist | OVC003 | 36 | 36 | 100% | NA | NA | 29.84 | 1010.9 | |||||
| 09 | 05:52 | W 5 | 5.00 | Fog/Mist | OVC004 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 36 | 100% | 32 | NA | 29.82 | 1010.4 | |||
| 09 | 04:52 | W 7 | 6.00 | Fog/Mist | OVC004 | 37 | 36 | 96% | 32 | NA | 29.81 | 1009.8 | |||||
| 09 | 03:52 | SW 6 | 5.00 | Fog/Mist | OVC004 | 37 | 37 | 100% | 32 | NA | 29.81 | 1009.9 | |||||
| 09 | 02:52 | W 5 | 9.00 | Overcast | OVC005 | 38 | 37 | 97% | 34 | NA | 29.77 | 1008.6 | |||||
| 09 | 01:52 | W 5 | 3.00 | Fog/Mist | OVC003 | 39 | 38 | 96% | 35 | NA | 29.75 | 1007.8 | |||||
| 09 | 00:52 | W 5 | 2.00 | Fog/Mist | OVC003 | 40 | 40 | 100% | 36 | NA | 29.75 | 1007.8 | |||||
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