The snow should exit the state by early Saturday and will be followed by a few bitter cold temperatures and wind chills.
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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for portions of southeastern Wisconsin ahead of the area’s first snow storm.
The Farmer’s Almanac, which is written in New Hampshire, is predicting another winter wallop, but the National Weather Service and WMUR’s meteorologists disagree because of a weather phenomenon called El Nino. In the much of the Upper Midwest, this means a likelihood for at least 6 inches of snow in 12 hours, or 8 inches of snow in 24 hours. Winds are forecast to be out of the northeast Friday evening and into Saturday morning at 15 to 25 miles per hour, gusts 35 plus.
The QC metro area can expect four to seven inches.
“As of Friday morning, the system is expected to bring less than 2” to areas south of Highway 34 and potentially more than eight inches along and north of Highway 30.
The Chicago area will get its first measurable snow of the season this weekend, and it could be quite impressive.
The storm that will pound southern Wisconsin Friday night into Saturday could be one of the biggest early season snowstorms ever to hit the area, with 4 to 6 inches falling in Madison and up to 10 inches along the IL border, according to forecasters.
More then 200 snow plows and 350,000 tons of salt are on hand to help clear the streets, Department of Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Charles L. Williams said Thursday at a press conference in West Town, standing in front of a large salt pile.
Colder temps make way for a potentially snowy weekend. The storms may become more of a messy mix. Highs will reach the mid-30s on Saturday but drop to the mid-20s by Saturday evening.
Bundle up, grab a shovel and get ready to dig out.
However, a swath of moderate to locally heavy snow is still expected from northern Nebraska and southern South Dakota to MI.
In the city, two to five inches of snow could fall, Donofrio said Thursday.
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How much snow accumulates, especially on road surfaces, will depend on the time of day and the rate of snowfall.
