Winter got off to an auspicious start Saturday as Chicago was battered by a smorgasbord of weather that included snow, sleet and freezing rain. While the storm brought mainly glaze and rain to the Chicago area, the Upper Midwest was buried in snow. Babbitt, located in the Minnesota Arrowhead, received 13", while Bayfield and Niagara in far northern Wisconsin both logged 10".
Brief warming Sunday morning removed most traces of this winter's first shot, but the week ahead will likely bring one and possibly two chances for snowfall to this area. A storm system originating in Alberta will race southeast through the area Tuesday night and Wednesday, bringing a period of accumulating snow. A surge of cold air will follow, setting the stage for a second storm currently projected on a path from the southern Plains up the Ohio Valley Thursday night and Friday. This track is one of the most favorable for a significant snowfall in Chicago.
--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.
