Powerfull Storm Creating Blizzard Conditions and Brutal Cold in the Midwest and Great Lakes Through Tomorrow....Rain and Wind for New York City Metro Area...

A storm will strengthen today and tonight as it moves slowly from northern Wisconsin now into Quebec on Saturday, Christmas Eve.  Chicago is expecting 3 to 7 inches of snow, wind chills to -30 with a low tonight of -4 and a high tomorrow only 2 degrees.  The storm will create blizzard conditions with zero visibility at times, wind gusts to 60 mph and extreme wind chills as low as -30 degrees over the Great Lakes.  Bismarck, ND is expecting wind chills of -45 today and -40 tonight.  Right now Bismarck is reporting -17 with a wind chill of -45.  New York City will be on the warm side of the storm with temperatures into the 50s tonight, a dramatic drop in temperatures will occur tomorrow afternoon with strong winds gusting to 50 mph.  One to 3 inches of rain is forecast for the NYC metro area.  Some of the rain may change to snow before ending early Friday evening.  The weather on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be sunny, breezy and very cold in NYC with highs of 22 and 28 respectively.  Have a great holiday.  

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. Visit our website at WrightWeather.com. Follow George Wright on Twitter @gwweather.