Steady snow arrives Wednesday with highest totals lakeside

 

Snow is on the way! The morning commute and ride into work and school for those districts still in session Wednesday morning should be fine. By the late morning hours steady snow starts coming down and stays with us most of the afternoon and evening. 10 AM to 10 PM looks like the most likely time for accumulating snow with a few snow showers lingering through 2 AM early Thursday morning. 

All of southeast Wisconsin is under either a Winter Weather Advisory in purple or a Winter Storm Warning in pink. The Advisory for our western counties starts at 9 AM. The warning starts at Noon. Both the Winter Weather Advisory and Winter Storm Warning are in effect until 3 AM Thursday. 

There have been no big changes to the snow map for Wednesday. About 3-6" of snow is expected for most of southeast Wisconsin, but some lakeside areas could get close to 7" with some lake enhanced snow thanks to a NE wind. 

While the snow will not be overly heavy at any time we could see about a half inch per hour rates of snow during the afternoon and evening which will definitely allow the snow to accumulate on the roadways and make the evening commute very difficult. With some of the breeziness and the fluffy nature of the snow some reduced visibility is likely. Cold air will not be a big issue with the storm. 

Download the CBS 58 Ready Weather to track the snow with the interactive radar.