Overview
- Season-to-date snowfall has reached about 17.1 inches, nearly matching last winter’s full total of 17.6 inches.
- An Alberta Clipper delivered roughly 3–5 inches across Chicago with snowfall rates up to 1 inch per hour, including 4.8 inches at O’Hare.
- The Nov. 29–Dec. 7 span produced about 15.4 inches, marking the snowiest nine-day stretch since 2021.
- More than 200 Streets and Sanitation trucks were deployed to clear roads, and O’Hare experienced a ground stop and a crash near Terminal 2.
- Forecasts call for temperatures rising into the low 40s Tuesday with some melting possible before a colder pattern returns later in the week.