lake, snow and Chicago

Rough conditions as snow, freezing drizzles continue in Chicago
Early morning commuters will want to be alert for icy road conditions as a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain moves in on Monday morning.
Rare lake-effect snow event in Chicagoland on Monday
Parts of Illinois and Wisconsin will see rare lake-effect snow off Lake Michigan on Monday. Snow rates in this band are as high as a 1/2" to 1" per hour. The band is expected to drop south Monday and swing though the heart of Chicago resulting in hazardous travel conditions.
Chicago AccuWeather Alert: Lake effect snow in forecast into Monday morning
As Chicago Public Schools students wrap up a two-week holiday break, snow could welcome them back into the classroom on Monday. Meanwhile, South Shore high-rise residents dealt with a power outage amid sub-freezing temperatures Sunday.
Chicago warming centers open ahead of expected lake-effect snow, freezing temps
The city has opened several warming centers for public use amid lake-effect snow and freezing temperatures this week.
Chicago drying out, but lake-effect snow persists in Northwest Indiana
Winds were taking a more northwesterly track late Monday, and thus, lake-enhanced snow showers will favor Northwest Indiana until 4 a.m. Tuesday. Illinois was drying out Monday night, then Indiana early Tuesday morning,
Morning snow Friday, much colder next week in Chicago
Hampton Roads might get another round of snow and ice this weekend as a nor’easter is expected to move across the South. According to the National Weather Service in Wakefield,
Wednesday forecast: Below freezing temps continue for Chicagoland, but no snow in forecast
The seasonably cold January weather is sticking around Chicagoland this week. Early-morning temperatures Wednesday were in the single digits away from the lake and in the teens closer to the lake, with winds out of the northwest dropping wind-chill values to around zero in some locations.

Cold streak continues, snow possible later this week

Lake-effect snow in Illinois likely to disrupt Monday commute as winter blast hits hardest farther south
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Lake-effect snow to affect parts of Chicago area through Monday
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Massive winter storm to impact central Illinois, Indiana
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Heavy Lake-Effect Snow Continues Into the Weekend
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A winter storm with heavy snow is forecast for much of the U.S. this weekend
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Live updates: Cities close schools, warn drivers to stay off roads as winter storm brings snow, sleet and ice
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Chance of snow showers remain as cold temps stick around Chicago area
Frigid temperatures are here to stay for the time being in the Chicago area, though the cold has come with a relative lack of snow for many in the region to start 2025.