As Illinoisans return to the office after the holiday season, their Monday blues might be further magnified by lake-effect snow on the tail end of a major, disruptive snowstorm that slammed the central United States and by below-normal temperatures later in the week.

Atlantic, bringing with it snow and travel disruptions. Snow and ice are expected to continue Monday with plunging temperatures following soon after across the central and eastern U.S. “On Monday, a major disruptive winter storm will affect the area from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic,

The first winter storm of 2025 came with heavy snowfall, resulting in multiple snow emergencies, closures and weather advisories in southwest Ohio.