Winter Weather Advisory

A winter storm system is moving through central Illinois today. A WINTER STORM WARNING is in effect in our northern tier of counties with a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY every where else until midnight tonight. In the warning area, 4-6" of widespread snowfall is expected with higher amounts locally. The advisory area will likely see 3-5", slightly less in the south. Breezy winds will limit visibilities, gusting as high as 30 mph. Snowfall will decrease in intensity tonight, tapering off into Wednesday morning. Lows will fall into the low to mid 20s. Wednesday is looking partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the low 30s. The end of the week will bring sunshine and highs in the mid 40s by Friday. We could see highs near 50 on Saturday and Sunday but more cloud cover is expected this weekend. Rain is likely Sunday and Monday of next week. Cooler air is expected behind this system, dropping highs into the mid to upper 30s by the middle of next week.