Rain is on its way and is expected to reach Chicago toward lunchtime. A windy storm is
on a track well north of its weekend counterpart and is likely to introduce its warm
sector rather than the wind-driven snows on its north side. Snows halted travel within a
wide swath of the Plains from Wyoming to the Dakotas. Conditions there Monday
included gusts approaching 60 m.p.h, visibilities near zero and snow totals topping 2
feet. It marked the second time in only a week that the region has been assaulted by
wind-driven snows. In Lead, S.D., 26 inches of new snow had fallen by late Monday.
In Chicago, the latest system's howling southeast winds are to veer south later Tuesday,
a development likely to allow noticeably milder air into much of the metro area.
Southern suburbs could see low 60s, while 50s will visit much of the remainder of the
area away from the lake.
Active pattern shows no letup
Another storm lifts from the southern Plains to the southern Midwest on a track that
may produce a chilly rain over part of the area late Thursday. A more significant system
will have to monitored this weekend.
