Michael Fish's NBC 26 Weather Forecast

Phase 1 of this major winter storm starts tonight into Wednesday morning. Snow will start to roll into the area with what looks to be about 2-3” in the Fox Valley during this timeframe before kind of a lull on Wednesday during the day. Highs Wednesday will be in the low 30s with the wind really picking up. Phase 2 of this storm will be the big punch starting Wednesday night into the daytime Thursday. Snow will start to pick back up and become heavy at times. This may start mixing in with some sleet as you head to the southern Fox Valley which may cut down snow totals. Not only will most of us see a lot of snow, it will be very windy as well, blowing and drifting that snow. Another 3-5” will fall Wednesday night in the Fox Valley and another 3-4” on Thursday before tapering off slowly through the afternoon.