There's clearly a LES band in the northern suburbs affecting Grayslake, McHenry, and Woodstock (and further west). It's not half bad. Nothing crazy, but bursts of decent snow and lovely fluffy dendrites.
We've been getting lake flurries and occasionally a snow shower since yesterday. While not intense, I'm pretty impressed by how far inland they are managing to make it. Hope this bodes well for the main show.
Came to post the same thing. 30.7º with freezing rain in McHenry, very light coating on everything but the roads at this point. Back patio is a sheet of ice.
There is much more than a seasonal trend going on. For over a year now, southside has been getting all the precip. If things don't change this spring, far N IL and S WI will be in big trouble.
Particularly since the public is already aware of a storm.
My MIL already asking about a big snowstorm. I told her not to get her hopes up, especially since she lives further north than I do.
Not meaningless, but not incredibly meaningful either. So much has to be taken into account when it comes to ratios - not just temperature. Wind also plays a role and I imagine will certainly play one this go around.
I'd be thrilled to get a few inches at this point. The past couple winters have really f*cked the NW burbs. Hell, I'd just love to have some precip in general considering we've been in a severe drought for months.