The place to anticipate snow and ice in winter storm in Illinois – NBC Chicago

Snow, ice and probably extreme climate are slated to hit components of the Midwest this week, however there’ll seemingly be a pointy cut-off line for snow when the system hits.

In response to NBC 5 Storm Staff Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes, “there shall be a pointy gradient of considerably decrease totals on the northern edge” of the system. For these on the southern edge, ice and probably extreme climate are extra seemingly.

The main winter storm system is about to maneuver throughout the Central Plains this weekend, dumping heavy snow in components of Illinois early Sunday, with “huge impacts” downstate, Jeanes mentioned.

Present forecast fashions present as a lot as six to eight inches of snow south of I-74, Jeanes mentioned. Additional south, a wintry mixture of ice and snow is probably going, he added.

If the storm tracks additional north, it may clip components of the Chicago space Sunday into Monday.

“There’s a set of fashions maintaining the system utterly south of the Chicago space, and one other set of fashions bringing as much as 3 inches of snow for us; with extra snow for the Kankakee River valley,” Jeanes mentioned.

Nonetheless, many of the Chicago space will not be anticipated to see a lot with the system.

Map of the winter storm forecast

So the place are you able to anticipate probably the most snow?

This is a take a look at the most recent initiatives, as of early Friday morning:

In St. Louis, the Nationwide Climate Service warned of hazardous weekend journey circumstances related to the storm, with snow-covered roads and freezing rain doable.

“Journey must be averted Sunday, if in any respect doable” the NWS mentioned.

The winter storm may also affect Indiana, with a winter storm watch issued starting 1 p.m. Sunday alongside and south of US 24.

“Accumulating snow and journey impacts are seemingly,” the NWS mentioned, with the storm more likely to threaten the Monday morning commute.

Whereas uncertainty remained relating to the timing and site of the storm observe, the most recent storm forecasts name for heavy snow and ice throughout a lot of the Midwest by way of Tuesday, together with Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.

“Anticipate probably harmful journey circumstances in some places,” the NWS mentioned.