Light Snow Thursday Evening Will Make Roads Slick through the Evening Commute

 10:20pm Update:  Light snow continues to fall this evening with totals already reaching two inches out in Freeport.  Temperatures remain below zero all across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin allowing the snow to quickly accumulate and stick to roads.  The dry and cold air mass in place will allow the snow to fluff up between 1-3 inches area wide.  Most of the snow will be done between Midnight and 2am, but roads will likely still be slick heading into Friday morning.  Take it slow on the morning commute.


(10:08:42 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: NNW Milledgeville [Carroll Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M1.7 INCH at 10:07 PM CST -- 

(8:52:35 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: Freeport [Stephenson Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M2.0 INCH at 08:35 PM CST -- still snowing.


Winter Weather Advisories have been issued for Carroll, Whiteside, Ogle, Lee and DeKalb counties until early Friday mornig as light snow continues to fall across much of northern Illinois.  Moderate snowfall with accumulations already reaching three inches has fallen across southeast Iowa, moving into west-central Illinois.

Temperatures are still below zero degrees Thursday evening which will allow the snow to quickly stick to roads through the late afternoon and evening commute.  Salt becomes less effective the colder the temperature gets, meaning roads will be slick through the night.  There could even be some slick spots heading into Friday morning's commute.

Most of the snow will be wrapping up between Midnight and 2am Friday morning, with a few flurries likely through early Friday morning.  Skies will remain cloudy Friday afternoon holding temperatures in the upper teens, to right around 20 degrees.

If you do head out Thursday evening be prepared for slick roads and make sure to take your time.