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About one inch of snow is expected from midnight to 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, into Wednesday, Dec. 18, affecting areas north of Interstate 80. Travel may be impacted, according to the National Weather Service.
Additional snowfall is expected from late Thursday, Dec. 19, into early Friday, Dec. 20, and again from late Friday, Dec. 20, into Saturday night, Dec. 21, according to the weather service.
A relatively wintry pattern thru the wknd w/potential for snow to impact travel at times. Best chances for accumulating snow are late tonight-Wed AM, later Thu-Fri AM, & Fri PM-Sat night near the lake. Seasonable next few days cooling to below normal Fri thru wknd. #ILwx #INwx pic.twitter.com/NaugpCej46
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) December 17, 2024
Areas affected include McHenry, Kane, DuPage, La Salle, Cook, DeKalb, Will and Kankakee counties.
Accumulating snow is possible Thursday into Friday, affecting both the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes, according to the weather service.