This snapshot of our Mercyhealth Skycam in Freeport gives you an idea of how great the weather was today, sunny and 50° with a light, spring breeze. The clear skies stay with us tonight, but this will cool us off quickly, into the low 20's during the overnight, so be ready to turn those heaters back on! The quick cooling will bring chances for patchy fog early tomorrow morning.
Luckily, any fog that forms won't last long as temperatures will heat up pretty quickly under sunny skies tomorrow morning, before more clouds move in for the afternoon.
These clouds will a result of a low pressure system moving in from the west, which will strengthen as it moves closer to our area. The low will build up a warm front, which will push that rain band into our area, only for us it's going to be snow.
The snow showers will move in late Friday evening, and push further eastward through the Stateline as we head through the overnight Friday night. The snow will be heavy at times, and winds will be picking up as well, so be cautious on the roadways as visibilities will go down as the snow moves through.
Because of this strong low pressure system, many of us have been put under a Winter Storm Watch from Friday 7pm to Saturday 3pm. The main hazards will be heavy snow bands, strong winds, and low visibility.
As far as accumulations are concerned, the bulk of the snow will fall out west. Whiteside county will be the only area that'll have chances for seeing 4"+ from this system.
Otherwise the western portion of our viewing area will be anywhere from 3-3.5 inches. The cutoff between those areas and the lighter snow areas starts in Freeport and just west of Oregon. To the east of that cutoff, we can expect to see lighter snow totals, anywhere from 1.5-2 inches.
After that low moves out mid-day Saturday, high pressure takes over to give us a nice end to the weekend, with sunshine and temperatures in the upper 40's for your Sunday.
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