Your Evening Forecast

Tonight across the Midwest, as a low pressure system moves across the Plains, snow will be developing across the southern Midwest.

The snow will be most abundant in south Illinois and areas to the west and east of that area.

Have a happy Saturday evening.

Light snow to impact the Midwest tonight.

A low pressure system currently moving across the Plains will bring snow to the Midwest tonight into tomorrow.

Accumulations will range from a few inches to a dusting.

Chicago, IL will receive a dusting, but St. Louis, MO may receive a couple of inches.

Below is the infrared satellite displaying the system progressing eastward.

As the system treks east, I am expecting it to weaken, as the satellite imagery shows how weak it already is.

So don't be surprised to see some flakes falling; it should make for a nice evening... unless you live up north where the temperature is 0!

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MIDWEST/PLAINS COLD OUTBREAK DISCUSSION

AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE PLAINS AND MIDWEST TODAY, TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET.

WIND CHILLS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW 0, WITH TEMPERATURES SIMILAR IN NATURE.

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN WILL HAVE A LOW OF -8 TONIGHT, WITH WIND CHILLS -20 TO -30 BELOW.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA WILL RECEIVE TEMPERATURES FROM -15 TO -22.

ALL PEOPLE IN THE MIDWEST AND PLAINS ARE STRONGLY SUGGESTED TO WEAR AS MANY LAYERS AS POSSIBLE.

HATS AND GLOVES ARE ESSENTIAL.

FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS.

THIS ARCTIC OUTBREAK WILL BE ENDING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS, AS TEMPERATURES BOUNCE BACK UP.

Arctic Outbreak January 19th onward Graphic