Winter Weather Advisory, 5.6 Inches Of Snow By Sunday 6 Pm; Chicago Official Snow Accumulation Feb 28 Is 68.3 Inches

Chicagoland weather radar at 6:00 a.m. showed very light snow leaving the area -- heading east over Lake Michigan. Snow accumulation overnight in Arlington Heights was 0.625 inch. Official Chicago/O'Hare snow accumulation for the season as of February 28, 2014 is 68.3 inches (record season is 89.7 inches/1978-79).

The next chance for snow is forecast to start about 3:00 p.m. with the heavier portion forecast to last from 4:00 p.m. Satruday until 6:00 a.m. Sunday, and light amounts until about 6:00 p.m. Sunday. Accumulation forecast for the rest of the weekend is 5.6 inches by 6:00 p.m. Sunday.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
259 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...PERIODS OF SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET
259 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY.

* TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF ROUND OF SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING...MORE
STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TAPER OFF BY
SUNDAY MORNING. SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER OVER
FAR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE
THIS EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLY REACHING UP TO AN
INCH PER HOUR FOR A TIME. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOW COVERED ROADS...
MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FRESH SNOWFALL...DECREASING TEMPERATURES AND
INCREASING WINDS MAY BRING WIND CHILL READINGS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW
ZERO FOR SUNDAY MORNING AND 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO FOR MONDAY
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

TODAY: Sunrise: 6:27 AM Sunset: 5:42 PM
Snow likely after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 26 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. North northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible (unlikely before 3:00 p.m.).

Tonight Snow
Low around 9 at about 7:00 a.m. Wind chill values as low as -3 to -5 between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 am. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Sunday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 19 at about 2:00 p.m. Wind chill values as low as -5 from 8:00 p.m. to midnight. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday Night
Turning colder only overnight. A chance of snow showers before 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy with clearing starting at about 7:00 p.m. About 7 degrees at midnight with a low around 1 degree at 6:00 am. Monday Wind chill values as low as -13 to -14 from 1:00 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30% with very little if any accumulation forecast.

Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19 at about 2:00 p.m. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3 degrees at 6:00 a.m. Tuesday.

Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19.
Tuesday Night A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Wednesday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.

Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Thursday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 31.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

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