2-2-18 Quick evening update on snow showers over Illinois and forecast for overnight. N.

We are keeping an eye on a batch of snow flurries/showers over northwest Illinois.  There are a couple moderate bursts west of Peoria near Galesburg and Abingdon, IL.  We have noticed a continued gradual weakening trend as this continues to run into a dry air mass:

Latest forecast radar indicates this area of snow showers will continue to work east across north central Illinois this evening, with a gradual weakening trend as it does so.  Think this will weaken to just some snow flurries being possible across the northern half of Indiana from 1-5am ET.

A general dusting of snow will be possible across north-central Illinois, heavier west of Peoria where a half-inch (local 1″) is possible.  I wouldn’t rule out a few spots seeing a dusting in northwest Indiana, but overall not expecting much more than a period of snow flurries over the northern half of Indiana during the pre-dawn hours Saturday.  Here is a look at snow accumulation through 7am ET Saturday:

We will have an update out by 8am Saturday with the latest on the snow chances Saturday night/Sunday.  Latest data shows little change from our update this morning.