Afternoon Briefing: Winter weather advisory goes into effect tonight

Good afternoon, Chicago.

The first “significant” winter storm to affect the Chicago region is scheduled to start tonight, with meteorologists predicting 2 to 5 inches of snow accumulation and wind gusts up to 30 mph across portions of central and northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.

A winter weather advisory goes into effect at 8 p.m. until noon Tuesday in the Chicago metro area as well as in parts of DuPage, Will and Lake counties.

Here’s how our 2023-24 seasonal snowfall compares with previous years.

And here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/breaking and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices.

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