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Winter weather advisories in effect for wintry mix followed by freezing rain Monday

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Two rounds of winter weather are expected Monday into Tuesday morning with dangerous travel conditions expected and ice threats by the evening. 

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until noon as a wintry mix of sleet and snow hits the area. Light snow will change over to light freezing rain by the afternoon. 

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Little accumulation is expected during the first round. 

Another Winter Weather Advisory takes effect from 9 p.m. Monday to 9 a.m. Tuesday for freezing rain with ice accumulation overnight. 

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The second round of the storm brings hazardous conditions with .1 to .2 inches of ice accumulation. Areas south of I-88 are likely to see the most ice accumulations, totaling .25 inches. 

The ice threat decreases past sunrise Tuesday with a rain/snow mix by afternoon.   

Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation has deployed salt spreaders to help prevent hazardous roadways Monday morning ahead of a wintry mix.   

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Temperatures climb to the upper 30s and 40s by midweek. 

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