If you are looking for fresh snow by Christmas morning or are curious about potential travel disruptions, the best chances for at least 1" of new snowfall early this week exist across the mountainous West, Great Lakes, and Northeast. Otherwise, temperatures this last full week of December will average above normal for much of the lower 48 states. Read More >
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1006 AM CST FRI FEB 08 2013 ...MORNING SNOWFALL ROUNDUP... THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS. OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM. 24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR FRIDAY(02/08/13)... NORTHERN ILLINOIS SNOW LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES) BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE)..........................9.6 LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE)........................8.8 FOX LAKE 2SE (LAKE)...........................8.2 SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY).....................8.1 WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY).......................8.0 WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................7.9 GURNEE 2W (LAKE)..............................7.8 HAWTHORN WOODS 1N (LAKE)......................7.3 BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)....................7.1 MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................7.1 HEBRON (MCHENRY)..............................6.7 WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)....................6.7 LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)............................6.5 HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE)............................6.4 LAKEMOOR 2SE (LAKE)...........................6.2 ELGIN 1WSW (KANE).............................5.5 BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE).......................5.4 CARY (MCHENRY)................................5.3 WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)...........................5.3 ELGIN 2W (KANE)...............................5.2 BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................5.0 ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY)........................5.0 WOODSTOCK 2WSW (MCHENRY)......................5.0 INVERNESS 2S (COOK)...........................4.9 PALATINE 1E (COOK)............................4.5 ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE)........................4.5 BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................4.3 DE KALB (DE KALB).............................4.2 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 2NNW (COOK).................4.2 GENOA (DE KALB)...............................4.1 ELGIN (KANE)..................................4.0 HARVARD (MCHENRY).............................4.0 CAPRON (BOONE)................................4.0 HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK).....................4.0 LINCOLNSHIRE 1N (LAKE)........................4.0 HUNTLEY 4W (MCHENRY)..........................4.0 ST. CHARLES (KANE)............................3.8 ST CHARLES (KANE).............................3.8 MACHESNEY PARK 3ENE (WINNEBAGO)...............3.5 ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO).......................3.4 ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO)........................3.4 DE KALB (DE KALB).............................3.2 ELGIN (KANE)..................................3.1 ELGIN 1S (KANE)...............................3.1 CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................3.0 PAW PAW (LEE).................................3.0 ST CHARLES 7NW (KANE).........................2.9 ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK).................2.8 ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................2.7 ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)..........................2.7 ELBURN (KANE).................................2.5 ELBURN (KANE).................................2.5 ROCKFORD 4NW (WINNEBAGO)......................2.3 BYRON 3N (OGLE)...............................2.2 SHABBONA (DE KALB)............................2.2 LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................2.1 PARK RIDGE (COOK).............................2.0 GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................2.0 SCHAUMBURG 2E (COOK).........................1.8 BARTLETT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................1.8 BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................1.8 LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)....................1.6 WINFIELD (DU PAGE)............................1.6 BATAVIA (KANE)................................1.5 NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE).......................1.5 GENEVA 2WSW (KANE)............................1.5 ASHTON (LEE)..................................1.5 OHARE (COOK)..................................1.5 BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)...........................1.4 MENDOTA 1N (LA SALLE).........................1.4 STEWARD (LEE).................................1.4 OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)...........................1.3 DOWNERS GROVE (COOK)..........................1.2 CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)...........................1.2 AMBOY (LEE)...................................1.2 ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE).......................1.1 MELROSE PARK (COOK)...........................1.0 OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK)..........................1.0 ROCHELLE (OGLE)...............................1.0 SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)........................0.9 DIXON 2SW (LEE)...............................0.9 WESTMONT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................0.8 YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).......................0.8 AURORA (KANE).................................0.7 LISLE (DU PAGE)...............................0.7 MIDWAY COOP (COOK)............................0.7 EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE).......................0.6 WILLOWBROOK (COOK)............................0.6 BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................0.6 OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................0.5 OAK PARK 1SW (COOK)...........................0.5 BOLINGBROOK 3NE (DU PAGE).....................0.5 MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL).....................0.5 HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................0.5 ORLAND PARK 5WNW (WILL).......................0.5 LISLE MORTON ARB (DU PAGE)....................0.5 SHERIDAN (LA SALLE)...........................0.4 MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE)........................0.4 PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK).........................0.3 OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................0.3 MARSEILLES 6WNW (LA SALLE)....................0.3 ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................0.3 WORTH (COOK)..................................0.2 ORLAND HILLS 1SE (COOK).......................0.2 COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................0.2 AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................0.2 MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................0.2 MANHATTAN 2SE (WILL)..........................0.2 MANHATTAN (WILL)..............................0.2 PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................0.2 COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................0.1 CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................0.1 MORRIS 6ESE (GRUNDY)..........................0.1 MARSEILLES 3NW (LA SALLE).....................0.1 PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL)........................0.1 MORRIS (GRUNDY)...............................0.1 RICHTON PARK (COOK).........................TRACE BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)......................TRACE DRESDEN LOCK/DAM (GRUNDY)...................TRACE CHANNAHON (WILL)............................TRACE BRIDGEVIEW 1NNW (COOK)......................TRACE BRACEVILLE (GRUNDY).........................TRACE SOUTH WILMINGTON 2E (GRUNDY)................TRACE YORKVILLE 1NE (KENDALL).....................TRACE BOURBONNAIS 2NNE (KANKAKEE).................TRACE BONFIELD 4WSW (KANKAKEE)....................TRACE OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).......................TRACE LA SALLE (LA SALLE).........................TRACE BEECHER (WILL)..............................TRACE CRETE 3E (WILL).............................TRACE PEOTONE (WILL)..............................TRACE MOKENA 1W (WILL)............................TRACE PEOTONE (WILL)..............................TRACE NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)........................TRACE CHANNAHON 2SSE (WILL).......................TRACE PLAINFIELD 1SW (WILL).......................TRACE PEOTONE (WILL)..............................TRACE LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL).........................TRACE NEW LENOX 4SE (WILL)........................TRACE NEW LENOX 3E (WILL).........................TRACE JOLIET 2N (WILL)............................TRACE JOLIET (WILL)...............................TRACE JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL)......................TRACE MAZON (GRUNDY)..............................TRACE OTTAWA (LA SALLE)...........................TRACE PEOTONE (WILL)..............................TRACE ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)..........................TRACE NORTHWEST INDIANA SNOW LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES) VALPARAISO 1SE (PORTER).......................0.2 VALPARAISO 4SW (PORTER).......................0.2 VALPARAISO 1ENE (PORTER)......................0.2 PORTER 1S (PORTER)............................0.2 VALPARAISO 1NNW (PORTER)......................0.2 CHESTERTON 1ENE (PORTER)......................0.1 VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................0.1 VALPARAISO 2N (PORTER)........................0.1 VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................0.1 CROWN POINT (LAKE)..........................TRACE WHEATFIELD 3S (JASPER)......................TRACE ST. JOHN (LAKE).............................TRACE HIGHLAND (LAKE).............................TRACE (W9MAL)MERRILLVILLE 2NNW (LAKE).............TRACE VALPARAISO 6SSW (PORTER)....................TRACE (KB9F)VALPARAISO 4S (PORTER)................TRACE HEBRON 4NE (PORTER).........................TRACE VALPARAISO 6WSW (PORTER)....................TRACE