Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Light Snow Blowing Snow and Breezy

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed W 25 G 39 mph
Barometer 29.69 in (1006.4 mb)
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill-3°F (-19°C)
Last update 29 Dec 2:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Western Springs IL

Wind Advisory December 29, 03:03am until December 29, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory December 29, 03:03am until December 29, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Mon

    Wind Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 18 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow showers before 9am, then scattered flurries with isolated snow showers between 9am and 10am, then scattered flurries after 10am.  Areas of blowing snow before 9am. High near 22. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 22 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Cloudy and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon.  Cloudy, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance Snow

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.

    High: 20 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 18. Wind chill values as low as -1. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
Snow showers before 9am, then scattered flurries with isolated snow showers between 9am and 10am, then scattered flurries after 10am. Areas of blowing snow before 9am. High near 22. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 32.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Western Springs IL
 41.8°N 87.92°W
2:41 am CST Dec 29, 2025
3am CST Dec 29, 2025-6pm CST Jan 4, 2026
 
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