Heavy snowfall started to fall Saturday night over Lower Michigan and northern Ohio and is expected to continue today with anywhere from 5 to 15 inch storm totals forecast. Saturday over northeast Illinois temperatures hovered in the 30s a good part of the day, ending up with most highs reaching the lower 40s. High temperature at Northerly Island was 38°. These readings along with northerly winds gusting in excess of 30 mph gave afternoon wind chills in the mid to upper 20s. The National Weather service had issued freeze warnings for most of Illinois early this Sunday morning. It looks like the week ahead for Chicagoans will see high temperatures staying in a fairly narrow range—averaging about 7° below normal. Clouds and rain are likely Later Monday night through Tuesday into Wednesday and again later Friday into Saturday.
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
