Light, fluffy snow” was falling across Chicago area Tuesday morning, with some “minor accumulations” expected through mid-morning, NBC 5 Meteorologist Alicia Roman said. The quickly-moving snow started in the 4 a.

Chicago-area residents will wake up to a light blanket of snow Friday morning that could complicate the morning commute, according to the National Weather Service. Snow was forecasted to begin falling between 5:30 and 6 a.

The Chicago area will continue to see bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills, but a warm-up is on the way for later this week.

Brutal wind chills hold on for another day, but a warming trend is ahead. Light snow moves in early to kick off the day on Tuesday, reaching the Chicago area between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. Snow wraps up after sunrise.

It's going to be a snowy early-morning commute around Chicagoland on Tuesday, especially for southern areas. But in terms of overall snowfall, we won't see anything major. The snow will push east and should clear the area around 7 or 8 a.

A “quick hit” of early morning snow moving from west to east Tuesday could lead to slick and slippery road conditions for the rush hour commute, the NBC 5 Storm Team said. As of 5:20 a.m., NBC 5 Live Doppler Radar showed light snow falling across most Chicago-area counties.