The mild opening of winter 2006-07 has all but been forgotten. The persistent cold that has gripped Chicago since late January shows no sign of letting up as another round of subzero weather heads for the city later this week. However, before the cold arrives, Chicago is in store for some significant snowfall—one aspect of winter weather that has been relatively scarce so far. A complex storm system is taking aim at the Midwest and may bring a foot or more of snow to southern portions of the metropolitan area by the time the final flakes fall here on Wednesday morning.
Chicago is not alone in facing the upcoming storm. A variety of winter storm watches and warnings are posted in advance of the late-winter system for more than a dozen states from the central Plains to the middle Atlantic Coast. In addition to heavy snow, ice will be a problem on the storm’s southern flank, and parts of the Northeast may be in for a full-scale blizzard by midweek.
--By Steve Kahn, WGN Weather Center Meteorologist
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
