Special Statement Statement as of 2:16 AM CST on December 03, 2013 ... Wintry precipitation expected late Thursday into Friday... A strong cold front will push through central Illinois Wednesday evening... followed by sharply colder conditions for the end of the week. High temperatures on Wednesday will be well into the 50s and 60s... but will drop 20 t0 25 degrees into the 30s by Thursday. A wave of low pressure is expected to develop and track along the departing cold front... spreading wintry precipitation into parts of central and southeast Illinois late Thursday into Friday. Current projections suggest light snow will spread into much of central Illinois Thursday afternoon and night. Further south... a mix of light snow and sleet is expected along the I-70 corridor... with rain changing to a mix of freezing rain and sleet along and south of Highway 50. Snow accumulations of around 1 inch are possible along a Jacksonville to Danville line... with as much as 2 to 3 inches along the I-70 corridor. For those with travel plans late Thursday into Friday... please keep advised of the latest forecasts
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 09:06:59 +0000