Monday, February 7, 2011

Afternoon Outlook

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT.
LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY
OVER LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS...AND OVER LAKE AND PORTER
COUNTIES IN INDIANA.

A PUSH OF POLAR AIR WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO
NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO OVER NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND TO NEAR ZERO
ELSEWHERE BY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS ARE LIKELY
TO LOWER INTO THE 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

POLAR AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY. NIGHTTIME
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP WELL BELOW ZERO DURING THIS
PERIOD. WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY BECOME DANGEROUSLY LOW TUESDAY
NIGHT...AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WHEN VALUES MAY
HOVER AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO.

CONDITIONS ON AREAS RIVERS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE
ICE JAM FLOODING...ESPECIALLY THIS WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES
MODERATE TO ABOVE FREEZING.

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