Major winter storm ahead for Chicago: Here's what you can expect
A winter storm warning has been issued for most of the CBS 2 viewing area from 3 a.m. Friday until noon Saturday.
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Albert Ramon is the chief meteorologist for CBS News Chicago. Albert joined the First Alert Weather Team in October 2021.
Before coming to CBS, Albert was chief meteorologist at the News Nation Network based in Chicago. While at the network, he covered landfalling hurricanes, blizzards, wildfires and tornado outbreaks for the entire country.
Albert also spent more than a decade at KVUE-TV in Austin, Texas, where he served as chief meteorologist. While in Austin, Albert won two regional Emmy Awards and several Associated Press Awards, including for Best Weathercast.
Before Austin, Albert also worked in Corpus Christi, Texas, at the CBS affiliate, where he also served as a chief meteorologist.
Albert holds degrees in Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University and in Communication/Media Studies from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Albert has earned Seals of Approval from both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association.
You can watch Albert's forecast weekdays at 5, 6, and 10 p.m.
A winter storm warning has been issued for most of the CBS 2 viewing area from 3 a.m. Friday until noon Saturday.
Total accumulations could reach 10 inches or greater for parts of the Chicago area on Friday, with wind gusts as high as 45 to 50 mph.
The official reading at O'Hare International Airport was 3.2 inches Tuesday evening.
CBS News Chicago will go on streaming the latest on the forecast, flight delays, and school closings all evening. Watch it here or for free on Pluto TV.
The salt-spreaders will work overnight and into the morning commute on arterial streets, DuSable Lake Shore Drive, and bridges and overpasses.
A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect for Kane, McHenry, La Salle, Lake (Illinois), and DeKalb counties.
The storm is already having effects has Amtrak cancels 18 trains out of Chicago.
The rail agency said it is canceling a total of 18 trains between Sunday and Tuesday.
Accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are possible early Saturday.
This will bring chances for light snow late Friday night through Saturday, with minor accumulations of one to two inches possible early Saturday across southeastern parts of the area.
According to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon, more sunshine is set for Thursday with highs in the mid-30s. Partly cloudy skies for Friday with highs in the mid to upper 30s.
According to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon, lows will be in the mid to upper 20s.
There's a chance for lake effect snow in Northwest Indiana late Wednesday as a front moves through the area.
According to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon, this precipitation is associated with a low-pressure system slowly exiting the region to the southeast.
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