Not all travel experiences suck

I don't enjoy taking 6 am flights, of course, but they do have advantages. I left my hotel at 6:11 am and was through SFO security by 6:25. That's even faster than last year!

I'm a little less enthused about this, however:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Chicago IL
224 AM CST Sun Nov 9 2025

Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Eastern Will-
Including the cities of Chicago, Peotone, Northbrook, Crete,
Evanston, Lemont, Park Forest, Schaumburg, Cicero, Oak Park, La
Grange, Des Plaines, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Calumet City, Beecher,
Palatine, and Orland Park
224 AM CST Sun Nov 9 2025

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerous to impossible travel conditions due to intense
  lake effect snow expected. Snow rates in excess of 3 inches per
  hour, localized total snow accumulations of 12 to 18 inches, and
  northerly wind gusts in excess of 30 mph are expected.

* WHERE...Central Cook, Eastern Will, Northern Cook, and Southern
  Cook Counties.

* WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to noon CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Snow rates in excess of 3 inches per hour will cripple
  travel, including during the Monday morning commute. Strong
  northerly wind gusts in excess of 30 mph will lead to greatly
  reduced visibility, especially near the Lake Michigan shoreline.
  Periods of thundersnow will occur, as well.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Lake effect snow is often very localized,
  with conditions varying from safe to dangerous across just a few
  miles. Snow totals in the Winter Storm Warning area may vary
  considerably from one location to the next.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Persons should consider delaying all travel while and where the lake
effect snow is ongoing.

Unfortunately for me, my work laptop is in my downtown office, and my most important meetings tomorrow are between 10 and 11:30. Because the forecast is for lake-effect snow, we have no way to predict exactly where it will hit. I've seen these things produce 30 cm of snow on one block and nothing on the next.

Right now, though, the weather looks good for aviation, and my plane appears to be here and ready to fly. We'll find out tomorrow whether I'll be able to make it to the office.