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Tracking Atmospheric River in the Northwest U.S. and Clipper with Winter Weather in the Northeast U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue to bring gusty winds, heavy rainfall which may lead to urban and river flooding with possible landslides, and heavy inter-mountain snow over the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies through Thursday. A clipper will cross the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Thursday with areas of moderate to heavy snow and mixed wintry precipitation. Read More >

Another quick moving weather system will produce accumulating snow across portions of the area late Thursday afternoon and night. The vast majority of the snow is currently anticipated to fall Thursday evening, primarily to the southwest of the Chicago metro area. Snow covered roads will likely lead to hazardous travel conditions into Friday morning.
A period of light accumulating snow is expected this evening, mainly southwest of Chicago. Additional periods of accumulating snow are expected for some Thursday night and again on Saturday. Bitterly cold temperatures and sub-zero wind chills will also arrive for the weekend.