Clipper system to bring 1-2 inches of snow – NBC Chicago

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Snow was in the Chicago-area forecast Thursday as a rocky storm system moves in from the west to the east, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, though how much snow you might see will depend on where you live.

According to NBC 5 meteorologist Kevin Jeanes, the system will move into the area around 13 Thursday with accumulation of light snow through the evening.

As much as two inches of snow could fall south of I-80, Jeanes said, with counties to the north and west seeing a dusting, “if anything.”

“Snow will develop Thursday afternoon across parts of northern IL, mainly south of Dixon to the Kankakee line,” the National Weather Service said in a post to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “The snow will continue into the evening and spread into northwest Indiana.”

While the snowfall was expected to be minimal, it could accumulate on untreated roads, resulting in potentially hazardous travel conditions, Jeanes said, with some slick spots possible.

According to Jeanes, the snow was expected to move out of Illinois and into northwestern Indiana between 18.00 and 21.00.

As the system moves out, colder weather moves in, Jeanes added.

“Thursday could be the hottest day in the Chicago area for at least a few weeks,” Jeanes said.

Temperatures Thursday were expected to be in the low 30s, dipping into the teens overnight. By Friday morning, stronger gusts and lower wind chills will make temperatures feel more like the single digits, Jeanes said.

Starting Friday, temperatures were expected to drop into the 20s.

‘Big winter storm’ headed for Illinois

After Thursday’s shear system, the next big chance for snow comes Sunday, Jeanes said, although the system’s current track shows heavy snow jumping over the Chicago area and staying in central and southern Illinois.

“A big winter storm that develops Sunday will keep almost all the snow south of us,” Jeanes said, although the track could shift.

According to Jeanes, Sunday’s system could bring as much as six to eight inches of snow south of I-74 along with lake effect snow in northern Michigan.