Inch Of Snow Expected Friday Night: Local Forecast

Most of the Chicagoland area will see some snow Friday night, with flurries continuing in Saturday. It seems like winter is finally sticking around, as the chance for snow will return again on Monday. According to the National Weather Service, snow will start between 7 to 10 p.m. for the northern suburbs, 8 p.m. to midnight for Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, and between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. for the far southern suburbs.

Snow will amount to 1-2 inches in most areas, and snow-covered roads could impact travel, the NWS said. According to the NWS' Hazardous Outlook, snowfall amounts will range from an inch or less south of a line from Belvidere to Joliet to Rensselaer. Up to 1 to 2 inches is possible north of that line by Saturday morning.

Here is a look at your forecast this weekend:

• FRIDAY NIGHT: Snow, mainly after 11 p.m. Low around 24. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
• SATURDAY: A slight chance of snow before 9 a.m., then a chance of flurries between 9 a.m. and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
• SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
• SUNDAY: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
• MONDAY: A chance of snow before 11 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., then a slight chance of snow after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.