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Winter Storm Bringing Hazardous Travel from the Plains to the Northeast through this Weekend

A sprawling winter storm will create hazardous travel conditions from the Plains into the Northeastern U.S. through this weekend. Areas of moderate to heavy snow are forecast over much of the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and the interior Northeast and northern New England. Freezing rain is expected from the southern Plains into the Mid Mississippi Valley, and the Mid Atlantic region. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochelle, Rochelle Municipal-Koritz Field Airport (KRPJ)

Lat: 41.89°NLon: 89.08°WElev: 768ft.

Light Snow and Breezy

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed SE 22 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.26 in
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 1.25 mi
Wind Chill10°F (-12°C)
Last update 17 Jan 7:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Oregon IL

Winter Weather Advisory until January 18, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory until January 18, 06:00pm

    NOW until
    6:00pm Sat

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 3am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow. Temperature rising to around 32 by 4am. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Wintry Mix
    and Breezy

    Low: 26 °F⇑

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain and snow before noon, then a chance of snow between noon and 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Temperature rising to near 35 by 10am, then falling to around 14 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

    High: 35 °F⇓

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -20. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

    Low: 0 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

    High: 10 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 1 °F

  • M.L.King
    Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 15.

    Partly Sunny

    High: 15 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 0.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 0 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 19.

    Sunny

    High: 19 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 3am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow. Temperature rising to around 32 by 4am. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday
Rain and snow before noon, then a chance of snow between noon and 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Temperature rising to near 35 by 10am, then falling to around 14 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -20. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 15.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 0.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 19.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 27.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 37.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30.
Friday
A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 39.
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Point Forecast:
Oregon IL
 42°N 89.34°W
Last Update:
7:15 pm CST Jan 17, 2020
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Jan 17, 2020-6pm CST Jan 24, 2020
 
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