Chicago Weather: What to expect for Tuesday's winter storm

Fox 32 Meteorologist Katilin Cody has the forecast for Feb. 11, 2025.

CHICAGO - Snow from the winter storm will move into Chicago tomorrow morning, starting off light before picking up speed Wednesday afternoon.

The highest intensity of snowfall will happen in the afternoon and evening. During this time, snow rates may reach an inch per hour. This is going to be the timeframe where travel will be most difficult.

Quick accumulation and drops in visibility are possible throughout the day.

Winter Weather Advisory

The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 9 a.m. Wednesday through 3 a.m. Thursday for nearly the entire Chicago area, including northwest Indiana and northeastern Illinois.

Chicago snowstorm timeline

Predawn through 10 a.m. : Bands of snow will come down around Interstate 80 and north with some travel impacts possible.

10 a.m. through noon: Main snow system moves in from west to east.

Noon through 6 p.m.: Periods of moderate-to-heavy snow with snow/slush on the roads. Anticipate a longer commute.

From 6 p.m. to midnight: Light-to-moderate snow continues in parts of the Chicago area with additional accumulation ranging from a few tenths of an inch up to 2 inches.

Snow could mix in with freezing drizzle or light freezing rain. The highest chances of that look to take place south of I-80.

The heaviest snowfall looks to be between roughly 11am-5pm. Generally, we are looking at snow accumulation of 3-6 inches for Chicagoland.

Future forecast

Temperatures are going to be cold to shovel Thursday morning. We have lows in the teens to start the day. Mostly sunny skies will be here Thursday with highs in the low 20s.

Friday will be chilly for Valentine's Day with highs in the upper 20s. The skies will be partly sunny on Friday. The chance for snow is back Friday night, Saturday and even Sunday has the chance for light snow.

The heaviest snow will be on Saturday, but we will be watching for potential mixed precipitation as well. Highs on Saturday will be in the low 30s. Temperatures on Sunday will be around 20 with partly sunny skies.