Friday morning snow squalls in the Chicago weather forecast could make the commute extremely dangerous and result in 1 to 3 inches of accumulation before Northwest Indiana gets clobbered by lake effect snow this weekend.

ABC7 meteorologists are keeping an eye on the next round of lake-effect snow forecast to impact Friday's morning and evening commute.

Lake-effect snow is expected to develop near the lake Friday morning, with shifting bands that could disrupt travel. The snow focus moves toward northwest Indiana into the weekend, with colder-than-normal temperatures lasting into next week. CHICAGO - Today will be frigid again as we start with temperatures around zero and wind chills well below.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for portions of northern and West Michigan through Tuesday evening as a Clipper system brings accumulating snow, gusty winds and dangerous wind chills across the state.

Several rounds of lake-effect snow could potentially make for dangerous travel conditions in northwest Indiana, prompting a winter storm watch.

Heavy bands to shift across Cayuga, Jefferson and Lewis counties through Thursday, with snowfall rates reaching 3 inches per hour in some areas.

As hard as it is to believe, our current deep freeze is taking another plunge as we head into Thursday and Friday, and the air will feel even colder than it does today. By Friday morning, wind chills could reach 25 below zero.

A quiet, dry day is in store for the Chicago area Thursday, but things will start to change overnight as lake effect snow begins to build in western Michigan, leading to a “prolonged” period of snow for northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana Friday and Saturday.