21* this morning! Colder than a witch's ***y in a brass bra! I turned on the furnace for the first time this winter today. We've just been relying on the pellet store thus far. Loving the cold but still sad we are snowless. :(

That’s what I’ve been saying all along. Just give it two more weeks.

The pocket of deeper waters over the Southern part of Lake Michigan bodes well for Chitown in terms of lake enhancement. I recall vividly in the depths of JAN and FEB 2014 when the lake had ice build up and somehow the lake still produced a good amount of lake effect post storm/clipper in FEB '14. I like the chances for NE IL to cash in on this system.

ORD recorded just shy of 1" (0.9") of fresh powda from the squalls last night that will add to winter feel. Not sure how the official depth is still at 1".

Looking good for 2-4 here. Glad we aren't whiffing on January here