Heads up commuters! Slippery travel for some this morning

Winter Weather Advisory: Cloud cover gathered back up Sunday as the first of multiple inbound disturbances tracked into the central plains. Ahead of this wave, the National Weather Service placed our three counties up in southern Wisconsin (Green, Rock, and Walworth County) under a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

This will be in place from 9AM to 6PM today as freezing drizzle mixed with light snow could result in slippery travel during the time of the advisory. At the current moment, there is no Winter Weather Advisory in place for northern Illinois, though I would still keep an eye out for slick spots.

Any freezing drizzle we see will transition to liquid rain as temperatures climb further away from the 32° mark, with some steadier pockets sliding through during the midday hours. Any lingering showers will exit by the evening as drier air moves in. Skies remain mostly cloudy overnight, with low temperatures falling into the upper 20s. 

 

Clouds stay put for Christmas Eve, with afternoon highs climbing into the upper 30s. It's at this point in the forecast period, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Thursday, where models show multiple waves of energy sliding across the lower 48. 

With temperatures trending upward, the main type of precipitation with be liquid. Chances remain scattered for Christmas Day and the day after, with highs ending up near the 40° mark. Temperatures further climb away from seasonable as we enter the weekend, landing in the upper 40s Friday, then in the upper 40s and low 50s this weekend.