Christmas travel is ramping up already on the Friday before the holiday week, and weather is causing headaches for those either driving or flying to their holiday destination in parts of the U.S.
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Here is the latest weather information, including impacts on travel.
(9:20 a.m. ET) Almost A Foot Of Snow
Snow totals have now reached 10 to 11 inches in parts of eastern Wisconsin’s Ozaukee and Washington Counties.
Some enhancement from Lake Michigan, as well as stronger bands of snow, lead to the higher totals, there.
Elsewhere, we have 4 to 7 inch totals in southern Lower Michigan, and 1 inch, so far, just northwest of Pittsburgh.
(9:00 a.m. ET) Snow Falling In Midwest, Interior Northeast
Light snow is slowly winding down in Chicagoland, though a lake-effect snowband is taking shape over Lake Michigan that may eventually reach parts of the metro later today.
Otherwise, light snow is falling in Lower Michigan, central Illinois, northern Indiana, western and central Pennsylvania and western and central New York.
Snow has ended in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
You can pull up your own interactive radar here.
(8:50 a.m. ET) Flight Delays At Some Major Airports
Earlier, Chicago O’Hare reported departure delays averaging about 45 minutes, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. But that’s no longer the case as snowfall moves out.
Otherwise, delays due to deicing are occurring at Boston-Logan, Detroit, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Pittsburgh and Salt Lake City.
Check the status of your flight before heading to the airport.
Jonathan Erdman is a senior meteorologist at weather.com and has been covering national and international weather since 1996. Extreme and bizarre weather are his favorite topics. Reach out to him on Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook.
