2-4 Inches Of Snow Possible Monday, 30 MPH Gusts: Chicago Weather

Some of the northern Chicago suburbs could see up to 4 inches of snow through Monday evening. According to the National Weather Service, a winter weather advisory has been issued for McHenry, Lake, Kane, DuPage and Cook counties from 4 p.m. Monday until midnight Monday night.

According to the advisory, snow could fall heavy at times Monday night with rates up to an inch per hour possible. The far northern suburbs, like Waukegan, could see up to 3 to 4 inches of snow; while the southern suburbs near Joliet could see less than an inch of snow.

Gusty winds will also be a feature on Monday night, with winds around 10 to 20 mph and gusts up to 30 mph.

After the snow on Monday, a chance of snow and rain remains on Tuesday and the high for the day is 43 degrees. The rest of the week will be sunny and have cooler temperatures. The high for Wednesday and Thursday is 36 degrees, and Friday will get up to 40 degrees, according to the NWS.

Here is a detailed look at your forecast for this week:

• MONDAY: Rain after noon, mixing with snow after 5 p.m. High near 41. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
• MONDAY NIGHT: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 9 p.m., then gradually ending. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 30. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
• TUESDAY: Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 3 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• TUESDAY NIGHT: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
• WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
• THURSDAY: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
• THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
• FRIDAY: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
• FRIDAY NIGHT: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.