Wintry Weather Hits the Midwest as Winter Storms Approach

Sun Nov 09 2025 22:06:32 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

A chilly blast of winter weather is sweeping through the United States, especially impacting the Midwest with heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures, prompting travel advisories and warnings for several states.

As the United States experiences one of the first major snowfalls of the season, the Northern Plains and Midwest are set to see significant snow accumulation, with warnings in place for hazardous travel conditions. The National Weather Service has predicted up to 18 inches of snow in areas surrounding Lake Michigan, while states like Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin are on alert for icy roads and low visibility. Meanwhile, cold weather warnings extend through the South, affecting states from Texas to Georgia as freezing temperatures arrive.

CHICAGO — A significant winter weather event is currently affecting large areas of the United States, particularly impacting the Midwest with heavy snowfall and dangerous travel conditions. As temperatures plummeted, snow began falling in the Northern Plains, with snowstorms expected to spread through the Great Lakes and into the southern U.S., where a chill is setting in.

In Chicago and surrounding areas near Lake Michigan, residents braced for “intense” snowfall expected to commence in the evening hours. The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings, forecasting wind gusts of up to 30 miles per hour and snow accumulation potentially reaching 18 inches by Monday morning.

“This band of snow is likely to create challenging conditions for the Monday morning commute,” stated meteorologist Kevin Doom from the National Weather Service in Romeoville, Illinois.

As the cold front moves through, multiple winter weather advisories have been issued across the Midwest, impacting states such as Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, forecasters predicted up to a foot of snow and hazardous travel due to low visibility. Indiana is expecting heavy snow as well, with predictions suggesting up to 11 inches, while Wisconsin could see accumulations of 6 inches or more.

Furthermore, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota are prepared for “patchy blowing snow” and dangerously low wind chill temperatures that could drop to zero degrees Fahrenheit. Some communities have already recorded substantial snowfall in the past days, with southwest Minnesota reporting four inches and northern Iowa measuring over five inches.

Cold weather warnings extend far beyond the Midwest, affecting residents in Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky, where freezing temperatures are expected through Monday morning. Alerts for frigid conditions stretch southward, impacting areas from Texas and Oklahoma to Alabama and Georgia.

In light of the adverse weather conditions, meteorologists have also offered gardening tips to help individuals protect their plants, advising them that the freeze warning signals the end of the growing season for many regions.