Taste of winter continues with additional snow chances Thursday

From the widespread dense fog on Monday to the accumulating snowfall from last night, it hasn't been the best week for morning commuters. 

Northern Illinois is waking up to 1"-2 of fresh snow, which has left roads north of I-88 either partially or mostly-covered roadways. Be sure to add extra time to your morning routine, both for cleaning the fresh snow off your car but also for slippery travel.

Clouds hangs tight for the morning hours, though we should see a few peeks of sun poke out from time to time this afternoon. Behind today's clipper system, a cold breeze kicks up out of the northwest. This will severely limit our warm-up potential, landing high temperatures near the 32° mark. 

 

Cloud cover thickens up overnight as another wave descends into the Upper Great Plains. This one will take a similar track into the western Great Lakes, bringing with it another chance for accumulating snow late Thursday into early Friday. 

 

 

Totals locally will be very similar to last night's clipper system, 1"-2", with the potential for higher snow totals north of the IL/WI border. Extra caution, time will be needed for Thursday's evening commute as well as Friday morning's commute. 

Afternoon highs remain in the low 30s for the remaining days of the work week, then cool into the 20s for the upcoming weekend.