The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch from Thursday evening through Saturday morning.
Thursday afternoon, changing to just snow later into the night, when the low will hit 4 degrees, the weather service said.Fox Weather meteorologist Steve Bender breaks down which cities will be hit the hardest by inclement weather this weekend in the Midwest.is for the heaviest snow to fall Friday, driven by high winds as strong as 55 mph that could create blizzard-like conditions. The high will only be near 8.
"Travel could be very difficult," the weather service warned. "Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. O'Hare International Airport was certainly busy Monday as AAA says 7.2 million Americans are expected to travel by air this holiday season.
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