1-10-20 Tovar Chicago S: Latest thoughts on precip type & accumulations over the next 2 days.V.

Good Friday Morning! Below is your latest forecast update ***Please be on the lookout through the day today and tomorrow for frequent text and email updates as this forecast is very fluid***:

Current look at temps:

Current look at NWS hazards. Winter storm watches are still in place for CHI metro as there is still lower confidence on the forecast:

As discussed over the past few days and in the video, there are no parts of this forecast that are set in stone. Shown below are 51 different models and their location of the low Sat night, we can see there is still a decent spread. The low being 25-50 miles different than what’s modeled and temps being a degree or two higher/lower than what is modeled will make a MAJOR difference on precip type, rates, and accumulations:

Sim radar from 6 PM CT this evening through 6 PM CT Saturday evening:

Temps during this same time (6 PM CT tonight through 6 PM CT Sat evening):

Sim radar from 7 PM CT Sat evening through 6 AM CT Sunday morning:

Current favored total liquid precip accumulation through early Sunday morning:

Current favored CHI ice map:

Current favored CHI snowfall map:

Snowfall map across the Midwest:

Wind panel over the next 4 days:

Temperature charts over the next 10 days:

Joliet: