A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS SWEEPING THROUGH NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN WEST-NORTHWEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE BY
MID MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE AROUND 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH TODAY. A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
AN AREA OF RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA...ENDING BY MID
MORNING. RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW BRIEFLY BUT LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SNOW FLURRIES ARE LIKELY LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S AT DAYBREAK BUT WILL
BE FALLING THROUGH THE DAY...DROPPING INTO THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
