Heavy snow, ice, and blustery conditions are likely to affect travel, especially during busy periods such as commutes.

A winter storm system is expected to intensify Saturday morning, bringing steady snow showers and creating potentially hazardous travel conditions across Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan. Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Detroit and Roanoke, Virginia, are a few of the cities at risk through the weekend.

The residual snow and sunshine from yesterday will give way to cloudy, stormier weather, with conditions picking back up this evening. A winter storm watch is in effect for the mountains and highlands of eastern and southeastern Idaho,

Consumers Energy says it’s pre-staging nearly 200 crews across Michigan in preparation for a second round of winter weather expected to impact the state Saturday and Sunday, following storms that knocked out power to more than 60,000 customers earlier in the week.

COULD BE ICING OVER HERE AS WE APPROACH DAYBREAK, WINTER CHILL HOLDS INTO THE WEEKEND. MILDER NEXT WEEK. DRY GOING FORWARD FOR SEVERAL DAYS, PROBABLY RIGHT ON THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. THIS IS THE LAST BATCH OF PRECIPITATION WE’RE GOING TO HAVE FOR QUITE SOME TIME,

The NWS anticipates a wintry mix this weekend in Ohio with potential snow accumulation and continued low temperatures.

It won't be nearly as severe as the winter storm that clobbered the Chicago area over the weekend, but more snow is coming Monday afternoon, and it has warranted a Winter Weather Advisory.

Hazardous winter weather was expected through early Wednesday, according to forecasters. The storm had dropped a wintry mix of precipitation across the Midwest overnight.