Lake-effect showers, possible snow expected in Chicagoland

Hi everybody, it is meteorologist Mike Kaplan here. It's a colder affair for the next few days and there's going to be some lake effect to deal with. Some of that's going to be snow, especially in northwest Indiana. Today, mostly cloudy, some lake effect rain showers. We've had our high. It was 47 degrees. The rest of the day is going to be in the low, maybe mid-40s, and that north wind is going to add to the chill. The farther west you are, more likely you are to get a little bit of sunshine. Fox Valley and points west there, and precipitation is also less likely in those areas. Tonight, mostly cloudy, a little freezing, and there will be some rain and snow showers, especially near the lake. I suppose there could be some slushy accumulation somewhere, especially a downwind of the lake in northwest Indiana. Tomorrow's high only 42. Some lake effect showers, mainly in the form of snow in northwest Indiana. And then things quiet down for the weekend. Highs in the mid to upper 40s both days, a decent amount of sunshine. Should be back to 50-plus next week with dry weather ensuing. But the lake effect, we'll keep monitoring that, especially in northwest Indiana. But some of that activity is going to slosh over to the... Lakeside of Illinois as well.