Black ice, snow showers and fog are pestering post-holiday travelers in the Midwest, while the Northeast is gearing up for its first major snowstorm of the season.

The storm will also bring heavy rain to the southern half of New Jersey. A messy Tuesday morning commute is expected.

"The 1970s were indeed a cold decade by historical standards, especially the late 1970s," meteorologist Robert Henson of Yale Climate Connections said in an email. "Over the last century (from 1925 through 2024),

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 Tuesday morning commute could be messy across northern New Jersey with the storm starting as snow and changing to rain, forecasters say

The metro Detroit will continue to be under a winter weather advisory until 10 a.m. Sunday, with snow flurries, possibly 2 inches of additional accumulation.

Monday, Dec. 1, marks the first day of meteorological winter. And this month could bring warmer-than-average temperatures to the state, according to one long-range forecast. Meteorological winter is made up of the months of December, January and February.

TCU's Week 14 game vs. visiting Cincinnati has entered a weather delay after lightning was detected in the area. Follow for weather updates: