Today, we had complete cloud cover for much of the day. wind was coming from the NE between 15 and 20 mph in the afternoon. During the evening, the wind calmed down to between 5 and 8 mph, still coming from the NE. The high for today was around 38 F.

The low pressure system that has been moving through the central US can be seen in the surface data map below. It is now just SE of the Chicago area.

 Both the surface data map above and the current surface map below show that portions of the Midwest where the low is located are experiencing light continuous snow or rain. The map below shows an occluded front, which indicates that the system has weakened.