Overview
- Lake-effect bands have dropped up to about a foot of snow in parts of Chicagoland and northwest Indiana, with double-digit totals also reported from far northeast Illinois into southeast Wisconsin.
- Winter weather alerts remain active across Great Lakes snow belts, including a National Weather Service advisory for Northern Erie County, New York, where additional 3 to 5 inches are possible into Wednesday morning.
- Travel disruptions include slick roads, multiple Chicago-area school closures, and more than 450 flight cancellations reported at the city’s two main airports as winds and bursts of heavy snow reduced visibility.
- Record or near-record November cold is spreading across the eastern U.S., with freezing temperatures reaching deep into the Southeast; Jacksonville, Florida, is forecast to bottom out near 30 degrees this morning.
- Forecasters stress the cold snap is short-lived, with temperatures rebounding from Tuesday into Wednesday; separate UK guidance highlights yellow rain warnings now and a turn to colder conditions with potential hill snow later this week.