Nice Warm up on Sunday!

Canadian high pressure still dominates Stateline weather tonight, but it is beginning to shift off to the east .  A light southerly wind has developed, but with mostly clear skies early tonight, and fresh snow cover,  good radiational cooling is taking place, and some spots have already dropped into the single digits as of 9:55 pm.  The overnight low in the Rockford area shound be around 10 above with slowly rising temperatures late as a south to southeast wind picks up to 10 to 15 mph  before daybreak.  Winds will already be brisk by 8 am on Sunday gusteing 20 to 30 mph by 8 am.  The strong winds will last through the early to mid afternoon.  High temperatures will rise into the low 40's melting some of the snow the recently fell.  It appears as if all of the precipitation with this system will fall across northern Minnesota, extreme northern Minnesota, and the upper peninsula of Michigan.  A dry cold front will pass across northern Illinois during the Sunday evening supper hour.   High pressure will take control of area weather on Monday.  It will be sunny and colder with a high in the middle 30's.  High pressure will shift off to the east early Tuesday allowing a significant weather system over the plains to shift eastward toward the Stateline. Gulf of Mexico moisture will move in with the next system.  Skies will quickly cloud over on Tuesday morning and there could be some rain or snow.  With warmer temperatures during the afternoon precipitation will change over to rain.  It will be breezy, and there could even be some thuderstorms on Tuesday night.  The low will occlude out over Iowa on Wednesday and begin to weaken as it moves slowly across the midwest on Wednesday and Wednesday night allowing rain and snow showers to continue off and on ending as snow showers on Wednesday night as colder air follows in behind the departing low pressure system.  Weak high pressure will ridge into northern Illinois on Thursday, and skies will become mostly sunny with high temps in the upper 30's.  Yet another low pressure system has the area in it's sights late in the week, but it is far to early to estimate expected weather conditions for next Friday.

Friday afternoon weather update

The clouds, wind and even a few light snow showers is what you can expect heading into the remainder of the afternoon.  The main low has passed but a few upper level disturbances moving through the Great Lakes will keep those pesky clouds around and a few light snow showers.  In fact, there are a few popping up on our radars across Wisconsin.  Should anymore light snow fall - very little accumulations are expected.  The winds will remain gusty from the northwest and with temperatures only in the lower 30s, wind chills have dropped into the lower 20s and will remain that way through the rest of the afternoon.

Snow pictures from today

Everett Peterson

Everett Peterson

Elizabeth: Capron

Mary Bonavia: Rockford

Mary Bonavia: Rockford

Nancy Burnett: Dixon

Nancy Burnett: Dixon

Thursday's Big Snowflakes!

Brooke Mechling: Lake Summerset

Deb Sweeney: Monroe Center

Doug

Robert Grone: Elgin

Steve Williams

Tony Honchar: Freeport

Friday Morning Weather Update

9:00am:  All Winter Weather Advisories have either been expired or canceled.

The back edge of the snow is beginning to move through our western counties this morning with the heaviest of the snow well to our east.  Visibility has been gradually improving the past hour as the snow has become a little more light.  Flurries/light snow will continue through the morning with little additional accumulations.  So far, totals have averaged about 5" to 6" - although further east there have been a few reports of just a little over the 6" mark.  Travel with caution this morning as roads are slushy and slick.  Clouds and a few more flurries will remain through the afternoon.

(8:57:37 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Woodstock [Mchenry Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M8.3 INCH at 07:00 AM CST --

(7:26:30 AM) nwsbot: MKX: Milton [Rock Co, WI] public reports SNOW of M5.2 INCH at 07:24 AM CST --

(7:28:26 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Oregon [Ogle Co, IL] broadcast media reports SNOW of M5.5 INCH at 07:16 AM CST -- relayed by media 



(7:28:27 AM) nwsbot: LOT: 5 S Pecatonica [Winnebago Co, IL] broadcast media reports SNOW of M6.5 INCH at 07:22 AM CST -- snow measured in seward

(7:36:44 AM) nwsbot: MKX: Afton [Rock Co, WI] co-op observer reports SNOW of M6.0 INCH at 07:26 AM CST -- wwtp observation

(7:02:27 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Franklin Grove [Lee Co, IL] broadcast media reports SNOW of M4.0 INCH at 06:44 AM CST -- relayed by media


(7:02:27 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Rochelle [Ogle Co, IL] broadcast media reports SNOW of M5.0 INCH at 06:44 AM CST -- relayed by media

(7:02:27 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Winnebago [Winnebago Co, IL] broadcast media reports SNOW of M5.0 INCH at 06:44 AM CST -- relayed by media

(7:02:27 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Huntley [Mchenry Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of E5.0 INCH at 06:52 AM CST --

(7:02:27 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Forreston [Ogle Co, IL] broadcast media reports SNOW of E6.5 INCH at 06:54 AM CS

(6:31:38 AM) nwsbot: DVN: 3 Nne Stockton [Jo Daviess Co, IL] co-op observer reports SNOW of M5.0 INCH at 06:21 AM CST -- storm total.


(6:31:38 AM) nwsbot: DVN: 2 Wnw Freeport [Stephenson Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M6.0 INCH at 06:23 AM CST -- storm total. since 9 pm yesterday 4.4 inches.
 
(6:27:40 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Rockford Airport [Winnebago Co, IL] asos reports SNOW of M4.8 INCH at 06:00 AM CST -- storm total so far
 
(6:22:32 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Capron [Boone Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M4.9 INCH at 06:00 AM CST --


(6:22:32 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Mchenry [Mchenry Co, IL] cocorahs reports SNOW of M7.3 INCH at 06:00 AM CST -- 7 on ground
 
(6:15:25 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Rockton [Winnebago Co, IL] broadcast media reports SNOW of M6.0 INCH at 06:04 AM CST


(6:15:25 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Capron [Boone Co, IL] broadcast media reports SNOW of E5.0 INCH at 06:08 AM CST -- relayed by media  
(6:15:24 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Roscoe [Winnebago Co, IL] broadcast media reports SNOW of M5.5 INCH at 05:53 AM CST


(6:15:25 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Stillman Valley [Ogle Co, IL] broadcast media reports SNOW of E5.0 INCH at 05:53 AM CST

Updated Snow Totals

 Snow totals are generally around 2" or less so far. Most of the accumulating snow has been reported from areas near and to the north of Rockford. To the south, places like Dixon and Rochelle have seen a rain/snow mix which has limited accumulations to 0.5" or less.

However the rain is changing to snow, even as of this writing. And our models suggest that the heaviest snow will fall between midnight and 6am. So we are still thinking 4-7" of snow will fall in most areas by

tomorrow morning.

Few snow totals so far

The rain has now changed over to snow and will continue to fall through the remainder of the evening as the snow extends back through Iowa and Nebraska.  There have been some totals near 3" reported in Iowa.  Here are a  few snow totals so far:

4:45pm:  Snow Depth Measurement 0.9", Freeport - Tony H. Weather Watcher & Trained Spotter
5:40pm: 1.2" 2WNW Freeport - Total so far - light snow still falling
6:30pm: 1.5" McHenry - Storm total so far
7:09pm: 1.8" 1W Freeport - 7 hour snowfall snow depth is 1.2" - Slushy and snow covered roads - temp is 35°
4 W Mount Carroll [Carroll Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M2.0 INCH at 07:40 PM CST