Rain is likely Wednesday morning. The wind will begin increasing Wednesday afternoon, and the rain should switch to snow by Wednesday late afternoon or early evening. The bulk of the snow will stick after that and until about sunrise on Christmas morning. During that time the wind could gust to 30 mph. Some sun will be out later Christmas Day. There are slight chances of rain-then-snow on Friday, and the weekend looks cold.
RADAR SEQUENCE
Wednesday morning:
That’s a snapshot of snow totals by late afternoon Wednesday.
We start shifting to snow by Wednesday evening, and winds will gust to 30 mph as the surface storm’s center point moves through the eastern part of the state.
The stuff that could stick is here Christmas Eve evening and overnight into early Christmas morning.
Snow showers may be around early Christmas morning, but most of the day should be quiet. Snow totals? About an inch can be expected around here. Slightly more may accumulate from near Lafayette up toward Chicago. Here’s the computer-modeled snow depth on Christmas Morning:
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