The National Weather Service Chicago has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Kane County and the surround area.

The Winter Storm Watch is in effect from Saturday evening (Dec. 10, 2016) through late Sunday night.

Snowfall of 6 inches or more is expected — likely as much as 8 inches in Kane County. The main impact is expected to be snow-covered roads and low visibility, which will make travel hazardous.

Kane, DuPage, Cook, Kendall, Will and Lake counties in Illinois and Porter County in Indiana are included in the watch.

NWS Chicago Links

• Winter Weather Statement 
• Special Weather Statement
• Weather Watcher Page
• Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook
• NWS Graphical Forecasts
• Probabilistic Snowfall Forecasts
• Snowfall Reports