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Lake Effect Snow Moves Out of Chicago Area Monday. Here Are the Latest Totals
A car is covered with snow during a cold day in Evanston, Ill., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo / Nam Y. Huh)
Lake effect snow is gradually moving out of the Chicago area Monday morning after the season’s first winter storm.
The National Weather Service expects some snowfall to continue until around noon for much of Chicago, diminishing this morning from the north to the southeast. While it wasn’t the foot of snow some models were projecting earlier in the weekend, accumulation did occur leading to traffic delays and some school closures or late starts.
The far north suburbs along the lake received the highest snowfall totals. Here’s where things stand as of 9:30 a.m.:
Winthrop Harbor - 10 inches
Wadsworth - 6.5 inches
Gurnee - 5 inches
Buffalo Grove - 2.6 inches
Evanston - 3.3 inches
West Ridge - 3.5 inches
O’Hare Airport - 1.6 inches
Midway Airport - 2.5 inches
Palos Park - 1.8 inches
Park Forest - 2.2 inches
As expected, Northwest Indiana was much harder hit due to the lake effect. Crown Point saw 10 inches and Cedar Lake 11.3 inches, as of 9:30 a.m.
The cold weather won’t stay for ever, with temperatures expected to hit 40 degrees by Tuesday and even warmer later in the week.
