After a morning of fog and rain, a quick burst of heavy snow that brought up to 2 inches to some areas swept into Chicago from the southwest Sunday afternoon. Cold air wrapping around the exiting storm’s low pressure center dropped temperatures that had risen to 40º in some areas back to the freezing mark.
With the upper low pressure center holding just north of the area until Tuesday, more bursts of snow are possible here as disturbances pass through, and each of these bursts could bring some quick 1-to-2 inch accumulations until the system finally departs later Tuesday.
The last week of meteorological winter looks like it will be a cold one with highs mainly in the 30s, through brief warming on Thursday could bring some low 40s along with some showers.
Another shot of cold and snow showers will follow this system for meteorological spring’s opening weekend with highs holding in the 30s.
--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.
