Northern Indiana and Chicago's southern suburbs appear likely to become ground zero for the heaviest snows of this area's third consecutive weekend storm. The system, responsible for 8" of snow near Dodge City, Kan., and as much as 9" in eastern Colorado Friday, is in its developmental stages and could bring the city proper as much as 4-8" of snow. Totals are likely to drop off markedly the farther north and west one travels from the city.
Patches of light snow arrive Saturday morning and grow steadier by Saturday afternoon. But, Saturday night into early Sunday is expected to play host to the storm's most wintry combination of accumulating snow. Winds gust to 20 m.p.h. this afternoon and to 30 m.p.h.-plus Saturday night -- a situation which suggests blowing snow may become a problem in open areas. More snow may fall on some of these areas Saturday and Saturday night in this storm alone than the 8.7" which is considered the December norm.
--By Tom Skilling, WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
