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NBC 5 Meteorologist Paul Deanno breaks down Chicago’s snow history in Chicago, including last year’s record Halloween snowfall.

Several counties in the Chicago area will be under a winter weather advisory Thursday evening as another round of April snow threatens to dump up to 7 inches on some locations. NBC 5’s Paul Deanno has your forecast.

This won’t be the last of the snow that the Chicago area sees in its forecast. NBC 5 meteorologist Paul Deanno has the details.

Morning snow wreaked havoc on parts of the Chicago area during the morning rush hour Wednesday, but just how much snow fell across the city and its suburbs? Here’s a look at the snow totals reported so far by the National Weather Service as of 8 a.m.: ILLINOIS Lockport: 3 inches Elburn: 3 inches Somonauk: 3 inches Romeoville: 2.9 inches…

Video shows the scene where nearly 60 cars were involved in a massive pile-up on the Kennedy Expressway during snow in Chicago.

NBC Storm Team 5 meteorologist Andy Avalos has your latest forecast update.

Chicago saw the return of light snow Monday as a lake-effect rain-snow mix fell on the city.

Accumulating snow returns to Chicago Sunday. Snow showers are expected to develop in the morning hours and remain steady, NBC 5 meteorologists say. The snowfall could be heavy at times – with the potential of an inch per hour in the heaviest snowbursts. The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for portions of NW Indiana and East, Central…

NBC 5’s Alicia Roman has the latest weekend weather forecast.

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NBC 5’s Alicia Roman has the latest weekend weather forecast.

It may seem contradictory to get more snow during a warm winter, but for Chicago, Lake Michigan has a lot to do with it. Lake Michigan certainly isn’t warm right now, but it is milder than average for early February. As of Thursday morning, the water temperature of Lake Michigan near Chicago was 38 degrees. That’s cold, but it’s...

It may seem contradictory to get more snow during a warm winter, but for Chicago, Lake Michigan has a lot to do with it.

The Illinois Tollway is preparing for Chicago-area snowfall Wednesday night into Thursday morning by deploying its full fleet of 196 plows and more than 200 staff and supervisors per shift “to ensure that roadways are kept clear of snow and ice.” “We’re focused on keeping our customers safe throughout this storm by quickly removing snow and ice from our roads…

Steady snowfall is likely in & around Chicago this evening, tonight, and into Thursday.

A chance of snow is in the forecast again this weekend.  It’s likely to be only light snow or flurries, but it would be the fifth straight Saturday with measurable snow.  Yes, that means every Saturday this year. Here are the official January measurements at O’Hare Airport: Saturday January 4 0.5 inches Saturday January 11 2.1 inches Saturday January 18  Trace of snow...

Highs stay in the 30s with cloudy skies & areas of drizzle and light showers.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Chicago, immediate suburbs, and counties to the north & west of the city.

The Chicago area is getting hit by a super-slow-moving storm that will bring a light snow chance for four straight days. The snow began Wednesday evening and won’t completely leave until Saturday afternoon. But “why” is this storm moving so slowly? It’s because this type of storm system is “cutoff” from the jet stream. The jet stream is a...