DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Despite a few flurries northeast of I-74 this evening, dry and cold air is spilling across the region. It's this dry air that will allow a little later onset to precipitation this weekend. Regardless, a major winter storm is imminent.

7AM Friday for those that are out shopping, or just enjoying the day, it'll be the calm befor the storm. The sun will have just poked its head above the eastern horizon. Temperatures will be in the upper teens to low 20s. But, this time around, there will hardly be any wind.

Fast forward to 7AM Saturday. Clouds will hang low across our area. Snow will be falling in many areas, albeit light to moderate. Western locales will already have a small accumulation as the temperature profile remains below freezing. Sure, we did

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