UPDATE: The Winter Weather Advisory has been extended until Midnight for all of our northern Illinois counties. Blowing snow will reduce visibility down under a mile in many locations, especially the open and rural areas. Snow covered and slippery road conditions will persist through the night, and most likely into Tuesday morning.
PREVIOUS UPDATE: A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect for most of southern Wisconsin, with the exception of Walworth County where the Blizzard Warning is still in place, and for northern Illinois until 4pm for Stephenson, Jo Daviess, Carroll, and Whiteside counties in northwest Illinois, as well as for Rock and Green counties in southern Wisconsin. It is in effect until 7pm for Winnebago, Boone, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb and McHenry counties. This replaces the Blizzard Warning that had been in effect for the viewing area.
While most of the accumulating snowfall is done there are still some snow showers falling over portions of southern Wisconsin and northeast Illinois early Monday afternoon. Only minor accumulations are expected from that.
Northwest winds will continue to gust from time to time between 30-40 mph and this combined with the freshly fallen snow will keep blowing and drifting snow a concern through the evening. This will be especially true in the open and rural areas where near ground blizzard/whiteout conditions can be expected. On some of the main interstates and highways the snow has melted, but it is still wet and slushy. And in some open areas there is still blowing snow, at some points covering either one or both of the lanes. You are still going to want to remain cautious throughout the day as slick and, in some areas hazardous, travel remains a concern. Remain alert for quickly changing road conditions through the evening commute.
On roads that are still snow/ice covered they will remain slick through the night and into Tuesday morning as temperatures drop into the single digits tonight and wind chills fall below zero.
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