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The Chicago area is seeing its first snow of the season this week, with the heaviest snow expected to impact the region in the mid-to-late morning hours.

The latest forecast for the Chicago area includes heavy, wind-whipped snow before it transitions to rain.

A heavy band of snow from central and eastern Wisconsin was creeping into Illinois Thursday morning, with bursts of wet, “wind-whipped” snow and slush expected to fall during the morning commute.

A blustery, snowy day is in store for the Chicago area, with a winter weather advisory, a wind advisory and “wind-whipped” snow possible for the Thursday morning commute.

Chicago, welcome to the first snow of the season — and it’s going to be a cold one, with wind and winter weather advisories, slushy snow totals and blustery conditions.

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast.

Chicago will get its first dose of wintry weather this week, with wind-blown snow potentially causing travel issues in coming hours.

Chicago will get its first dose of wintry weather this week, with wind-blown snow potentially causing travel issues in coming hours.

The city of Chicago is expecting its first snowfall of the season this week, and officials are asking residents to take it easy on the salt in coming days.

While Wednesday morning started out rainy for some, the Chicago area’s first snowflakes of the season are expected to fall later in the day, with “intense bursts of heavy, wet snow” expected by Thursday morning, the NBC 5 Storm Team said.

Brace yourself: Here comes much cooler weather, and the Chicago area’s first snow of the season.

It’s been nearly eight months since Chicago has recorded accumulating snow, but that could soon change thanks to a low-pressure system sweeping into the region.