Today's Weather: Calm-to-Blizzard

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jan 12, 2009 3:00PM

You'd think a foot of new snow would be enough for the area. But nooooooooooooo. We have to do everything bigger and better here in Chicago. After a relatively calm day today - cloudy skies, temps in the upper 20s and a chance of snow afternoon - everything's going to go to Hell (or Hoth, as the case may be) late tonight. Temps will drop to the upper aughts as blowing snow moves in, bringing blizzard conditions and an additional 2 to 4 inches of new snow with it. Things will calm down tomorrow, but then it's just gonna get even wilder here with more snow and bitter cold towards the end of the week as Thursday may be the first time in 12 years we don't break 0 for a high. Skilling mentions that tonight's snow could push us past the 38 inch tally that's the normal amount for an entire winter. And it's only mid-January.

Update 12:50 p.m.: That Blizzard Watch is now a Blizzard Warning. Mother Nature is cruel and unforgiving sometimes.