The Coldest so far this Season!

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until midnight for north central Illinois, and a Wind Chill Advisory is in effect from midnight until noon on Monday. Blowing snow will continuie to be a problem overnight and early Monday on east-west rural roads across northern Illinois. A strong pressure gradient continues to persist across the area causing very windy conditions with winds 20 to 30 mph from the northwest with gusts to 35 mph, and with temperatures expected to fall below zero tonight, wind chills may be as low as -15 to -25 late tonight and Monday morning. There will also continue to be blowing snow mainly across east/west rural highways through the ovenight hours. It will be sunny on Monday, but don't let that fool you. The afternoon high temperature will only be around 8 degrees.  The tight gradient will loosen it's grip on the Stateline on Monday night, and with the ridge of arctic high pressure nudging it's way into the area, there will be excellent radiational cooling under mostly clear skies and lighter winds yielding the coldest temperatures of this winter so far.  The low on Monday night is expected to be around -7.  Don't be surprised to see some of the cities go lower than that.  It will be sunny and very cold on Tuesday with the arctic ridge sitting right on top of  our region, and the high will reach to around 12 degrees.  On Wednesday the next system will approach as the arctic ridge moves to the east.  Clouds will increase, along with a chance of light snow, and temperatures will moderate into the low 20's.
By Meteorologist
Eric Nefstead

Record Snowfall....

Thanks to Mike Chunko of Rochelle for sending in this picture!  I must admit I did a double take when I saw the email and thought there was no way Rochelle could have seen that much snow....but record snowfall it was indeed!  :)

Thanks again, Mike!!

Metrodome Roof Collapse

Video of the Viking's Metrodome roof as it collapsed under the weight of the snow that fell in Minnesota. FOX was there setting up and their cameras caught it all....

Viewer Photos

 Thanks to Chris Gilson who took these pictures of the blowing snow in DeKalb at 10:30 am.  He said winds were gusting to 44 mph when these pictures were taken.

If you have any storm reports or pictures, please send them to weather@wtvo.com

Weather Update

Blizzard Warnings and Winter Storm Warnings cancelled for counties in Northern Illinois.  Blizzard Warning still continues for southern Wisconsin.

Winter Weather Advisory for Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Ogle, Lee and DeKalb Counties until midnight
Wind Chill Advisory for all Northern Illinois counties until Noon Monday
Wind Chill Advisory for counties in southern Wisconsin until 11am Monday

Blowing and drifting snow will continue through tonight with dangerously cold wind chills overnight into Monday.

Road Conditions

This map is from the Iowa DOT....the roads that are highlighted in red is where travel is not advised.  Pink - roads completely covered, Orange - mostly covered and Yellow - partially covered.

For travel conditions in Iowa click here
Travel conditions in Illinois click here
Travel conditions in Wisconsin click here

Travel conditions to Indiana: http://pws.trafficwise.org/ipws/nw/#

Sunday Winter Weather Update

Low pressure now centered over northern Ohio and will continue to move across the eastern Great Lakes by this afternoon.  We're still looking at periods of snow throughout the morning and into the afternoon as wrap-around snow showers continue.  While snowfall totals are not expected to be all that great, winds behind this system have been gusting to over 50 mph at times...especially overnight through parts of Wisconsin and eastern Iowa.  Sustained winds of 25-35 mph can be expected with gusts to 50 mph will continue through late morning and into the afternoon.  Wind chills have already fallen into the low single digits and will likely range somewhere in the -20° to -10° by Monday morning.  Blowing and drifting snow along with the bitterly cold temperatures will be the main concerns for today.

Blizzard Warnings continue for Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Carroll, Whiteside, Rock and Green Counties
Winter Storm Warnings continue for Walworth, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Ogle, Lee and DeKalb Counties