Tuesday Hi 30, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy to partly cloudy, winds SW to NW, 7 to 9 to 7 MPH
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Tuesday and Tuesday Night …
No Weather Hazards expected…
However, get prepared for …
WINTER STORM WATCH: Major storm system affecting the area Thursday through Saturday, with the most significant impacts from accumulating and blowing snow and very strong winds late Thursday afternoon into Friday night, and a low 2°F Friday morning with a high of 7°F, and then a low of 1°F Saturday morning with a high near 9°F Saturday. Christmas morning (Sunday morning) -2°F.
DISCUSSION…
No precipitation with variable cloud cover forecast for Tuesday.
Temperature forecasts for the Friday morning low temperature and the Friday high temperature in 24 hours have trended downward by 10°F (The Friday low forecast yesterday was Low 12°F, but is now Low 2°F; and the Friday High forecast yesterday was 17°F, but is now 7°F). The cold air mass approaching from the northwest will slowly bring colder air — Wednesday’s low of 15°F is forecast about 10°F colder than Tuesday’s actual morning low of 25°F.
The ECMWF (European model) for snow accumulation for the storm on Thursday and Friday has trended downward from about 7 inches to about 6 inches (Monday’s model run compared to Tuesday’s model run).
The GFS (United States NWS model) for snow accumulation for the storm on Thursday and Friday has trended upward from about 1 inch to about 3 inches (Monday’s model run compared to Tuesday’s model run).
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O’HARE FORECAST …
Forecast Beginning Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday: Snow. High near 34. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Thursday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after midnight. Low around 2. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Friday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow. High near 7. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night: A chance of snow. Widespread blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Windy.
Saturday: Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Breezy.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Breezy.
Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 11.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville, IL
535 AM CST Tue Dec 20 2022
.SHORT TERM… Issued at 200 AM CST Tue Dec 20 2022
Through Wednesday…
Will be a pretty short discussion here for time, but altogether fairly quiet weather conditions during the short term. The key Messages through Wednesday are:
* Threat for freezing drizzle this morning in our northwest appears to be diminishing; still monitoring upstream trends, however.
* Leading edge of colder airmass arrives through the morning. Temperatures likely steady or even slowly falling NW of I-55 through the day.
* Quiet and cold tonight; lows in the single digits NW of I-55, teens to 20 SE.
* Low-level mass response ahead of powerhouse low begins on Wednesday. Warm advection will drive increasing cloud cover through the day. Small chance for freezing drizzle as low-levels saturate during the afternoon north of I-80. Too low of a chance for a mention in the grids right now.
Carlaw/NWS Chicago
