Updated 1/1/2021 5:20 PM
A snowy start to the new year will leave as much as an inch or two of accumulation across much of the Chicago area by 10 p.m., with forecasters expecting another quick-hitting system to bring more snow after sunset Saturday.
Mainly mist and light rain this afternoon should turn to snow this evening. Some areas may see more accumulation closer to the Wisconsin state border, said Brett Borchardt, a National Weather Service meteorologist based in the Romeoville bureau.
The weather service has issued a winter weather advisory that remains in effect until midnight.
Just before 5 p.m., 233 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport and 43 at Midway, the Chicago Department of Aviation reported.