Dangerous travel conditions are possible in the coming hours as threats of freezing rain and possibly even snow squalls could impact commuters across the Chicago area.

The National Weather Service warned there is "increasing confidence" winter weather could cause travel impacts starting Tuesday evening, when rain may "briefly overlap with freezing pavement, potentially causing slick travel conditions." This could impact much of the Chicago area, particularly the north, northwest and western suburbs, though some areas southwest could also see it.

The rain is set to transition to snow heading into the Wednesday morning commute and, when paired with the gusty winds forecast for the morning, wind-whipped snow and snow squalls could reduce visibilities.

Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph are pos

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