Chicago Weather: Precipitation Lasts Into Evening Rush For Many

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A wintry system brought snow, a wintry mix, and wind Monday afternoon, but things improved late in the the day progresses.

By the evening rush, the snowy conditions had lifted to the north.

A Winter Weather Advisory was in place for Will, Kankakee, Grundy, Kendall, La Salle, Lake (Indiana), La Porte, Newton, and Jasper counties earlier, but had been dropped by 5 p.m.

A Winter Weather Advisory remained in place until 7 p.m. for McHenry, DeKalb, and Kane counties. Lake County, Illinois has also been added.

The weather was blamed for several crashes on Interstate 65 in Northwest Indiana on Monday. Indiana State Police tweeted out photos of the icy interstate and a car that slid of the road.

State police blamed slick conditions for several crashes between Lowell and Crown Point.

Late in the afternoon, the heaviest diminished in intensity and some changed to a wintry mix/sleet/rain as temperatures held near freezing or warm up. Winds continued gusting over 30 mph.

Between 6 p.m. and midnight, showers mixed with rain and sleet continued across the area, but were much more scattered and were changing to all rain.

Overnight, a few rain showers will linger, especially south. It will be warming to the mid-30s by morning.

On Tuesday, look for clouds early, with a little sun by afternoon. Highs will be in the low to mid 40s.

Clouds linger this week, with showers on Thursday, but sunshine and 50s return for the weekend.