Fresh snow provided Nina Colella of Palatine an opportunity to go sledding Wednesday morning in Rolling Meadows with the help of her dad, Stephen.
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The first snow of winter that blanketed the suburbs Tuesday quickly became the first slush of winter Wednesday morning.
And we can expect the rest of the week to be slushy, too, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Kluber.
Another weather system is due early Friday, starting with about an inch of snow followed by rain.
Because temperatures will still be below freezing, “there's a decent amount of icing potential,” Kluber said.
Several bands of moderate to heavy snow moved through the region Tuesday afternoon and evening, dropping 1-2 inches of snow per hour, Kluber said.
Accumulation varied, from 2.6” measured at O'Hare International Airport to 4.7” in Aurora to 5.5” in Wonder Lake, according to the NWS 24-hour snowfall report.
And if your arms and back were achy after shoveling it, that's understandable.
“There was a lot of moisture in it,” Kluber said, particularly when snow started changing to rain later Tuesday evening.
Fresh snow that was quickly turning into slush greeted this plow driver Wednesday morning as he cleared the parking lot at Jane Addams Junior High School in Schaumburg.
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John Cuaglin of Elgin clears his sidewalk and his neighbor's Wednesday in Elgin.
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Zeynep Erel, left, and Abby Quant laugh after going down the steepest hill backward while sledding at Wood Oaks Green Park in Northbrook Wednesday.
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Snow that changed to freezing rain and eventually ice clings to a plant Wednesday in Elgin.
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Eva Lisauskas, 5, of Wheeling ascends the hill while sledding at Wood Oaks Green Park in Northbrook Wednesday.
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Traffic flows on Route 64 in St. Charles Wednesday evening. Temperatures rose enough to melt some of Tuesday's snow and create icicles on street signs.
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