Arlington Heights Weather Forecast: Winter Storm Warning, Windy, 4.6 Inches Of Wet Snow Expected By 7 Am Wednesday

Chicagoland weather radar shows rain passing west to east in south central Wisconsin.

WINTER STORM WARNING effective 10:00 p.m. Tuesday until 1:00 p.m. Wednesday. Snow accumulation forecast is less than this morning's forecast. Snow accumulation is forecast at 4.6 inches by 7:00 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Rain is expected to start about 7:00 p.m., but radar indicates the rain will probably start later. Rain is expected to change to snow about 8:00 p.m., but again that may be delayed by timing and because air temperature is slightly above forecast. Snow probably won't get going until after 11:00 p.m.

Gusty winds peaking at about 36 MPH from 3:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.

ON THIS DATE Sunrise: 7:08 AM Sunset: 6:53 PM

TONIGHT
Rain likely before 9pm, then rain and snow between 9pm and 11pm, then snow after 11pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 20. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Wednesday
A chance of snow before 7am, then areas of blowing snow and a slight chance of snow between 7am and 2pm, then patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 18 by 11am and skies clearing after 2:00 p.m. Wind chill values as low as zero about 9:00 a.m. and hovering around zero until midnight Wednesday/Thursday. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph but tapering down to 22 MPH by 6:00 p.m. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as 1. North wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight and shifting to the northwest and then west and southwest b 6:00 am. Thursday. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph before 6:00 p.m.

Thursday
A slight chance of snow between 8am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Saturday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy.

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