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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Winter Storm to Hit Thursday Evening Bringing High Winds, Snow

Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park can expect to bit hit with the first winter storm of the year tonight with high winds and snow.

We've gone a long time without snow this season—even setting records that date back to the 1960s. That should all end tonight, as Chicago meteorologists are expecting the area to be hit hard by a winter storm that will bring high winds and several inches of snow. If you have the ability to stay off the roads tonight, it's probably a good idea to curl up at home and wait it out.  According to the National Weather Service in Chicago, blizzard conditions are expected due to high winds throwing snow into the air. Morning rain will change to snow by mid-afternoon, which will then linger throughout the night. Current indications show that a total of 4-7 inches of snow is expected tonight, along with possible thundersnow. Winds will pick up in …

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Will Keep Chicago Cold This Week

Northern Illinois' weather will be affected by Hurricane Sandy as it hits the East Coast, keeping the cold Canadian air from leaving the Midwest, says the National Weather Service

Hurricane Sandy is expected to slam into the East Coast late Monday or early Tuesday, and the storm could batter a region that's home to 50 million people with 4-to-11-foot waves, 75-mph winds, a foot of rain and even snow in some states. Northern Illinois will be affected, too, says the National Weather Service as it tracks the path of Hurricane Sandy. The cooler air over the Chicago area, courtesy of a large Canadian high pressure system, will likely stay through the middle of next week, its escape blocked by Sandy. Track the Path of Hurricane Sandy via the National Hurricane Center.  "As Sandy moves north to our latitude and slows, it will halt the west-to-east progress of high and low pressures across the Midwest and western Great …

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