Late October Snow Impacts Much of the Stateline

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for all of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, lasting through Thursday afternoon. A few snow flurries and drizzle/light rain fell for much of Wednesday afternoon, but the transition over to snow has begun and will continue into the overnight.

Moderate, to even heavy snow at times, will continue through Thursday morning, but could also mix in with a little sleet through the morning. Dry air working in around the low Thursday could allow some drizzle, or even freezing drizzle, to mix in with some of the snow through the morning commute.

A widespread three to six inches of snow will be likely by the time the snow wraps up Thursday afternoon, but most will end up with between three to five inches. The majority of the accumulating snow will take place on the grass, back decks, patios, cars, etc with a little slush expected on the roads by Thursday morning. Roads will be wet and in some spots slick, so be sure to give yourself extra time during the morning.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is reporting that some of the roads in Ogle, Whiteside and Jo Daviess as partly snow/ice covered, as well as a section of I-39 and Highway 20 over northwest Illinois. The snow will be ending from west to east during the mid-afternoon with skies turning partly cloudy by Thursday night. Strong North winds will bring wind chills down into the teens during the afternoon and evening. The snow will have a little more weight to it and significantly accumulate on the trees and power lines. With winds gusting in around 30 mph during the afternoon, sporadic power outages *could* be possible during the day.

By Thursday night temperatures will tumble quite a bit falling into the low to mid 20s. This means a hard freeze will almost be certain by Friday morning.