Timing Out This Weekend's Snow

We've got two rounds of snow in the forecast for this weekend. Here's a look at when the snow arrives and how much we'll see.

Friday Night: This will be Round 1 of snow showers. Think of it as a warm-up round. Precision Doppler as of 8:45pm Friday is showing some light snow pushing into our northwest viewing area with a cold front. Light snow will continue through the overnight and end around daybreak on Saturday.

Not much accumulation is expected heading into Saturday. Look for an inch of snow or less for many areas. Southern Wisconsin and areas along the state line could see slightly higher totals.



Saturday: Round 2 will provide a heavier punch of snow for the Stateline. Snow starts up in the afternoon and continue through the overnight. Most areas are looking at 2-4" of snow with isolated amounts up to 5" possible, especially for our southern counties. A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect for Carroll and Whiteside Counties on Saturday because of potentially higher snow totals.

Sunday: Fortunately, most of Sunday's winter weather will stay to our south. Lingering snow will be possible, especially in the morning, but it doesn't look like it will give us any extra accumulation.



Overall: A total of 3-6" of snow will be possible over the course of the weekend with the heaviest totals southwest of the Rockford metro. The worst of the snow will be Saturday evening, so be careful if you have any plans during that time. -BA