AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT
BRINGING AN END TO THE UNSEASONABLY MILD WEATHER ALONG WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW OF THE SEASON.
CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT SNOW COULD DEVELOP AS EARLY AS LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTICULARLY OVER NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...WITH
AN INCREASING THREAT FOR SNOW THURSDAY OVERSPREADING THE REMAINDER
OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. SNOW MAY
FALL RATHER FORMIDABLY AT TIMES THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING WITH
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SEVERAL INCHES NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THE 20S
THURSDAY INTO THE TEENS THURSDAY NIGHT...AND MAY NOT CLIMB MUCH
ABOVE 20 DEGREES ON FRIDAY.
THIS STORM SYSTEM IS JUST NOW MOVING OFF THE PACIFIC INTO WESTERN
CANADA AND IS STILL IN THE DEVELOPING STAGES. DETAILS REGARDING
SNOWFALL POTENTIAL WILL LIKELY NEED FURTHER REFINEMENTS AND
PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY SHOULD CLOSELY
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.
