Snow Squalls May Impact the Northeast on Thursday; Dangerously Cold Arctic Air Impact the North-Central US

Snow showers and snow squalls are likely to develop across the Northeast on Thursday. Lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures, gusty winds and dangerous wind chills to the Northern Plains before expanding to the South and East. A major winter storm will begin impacting the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB)

Lat: 40.52°NLon: 90.65°WElev: 679ft.

Mostly Cloudy

38°F

3°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed SW 20 G 33 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 21 Jan 6:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Macomb IL

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Wind Advisory until January 22, 12:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until January 22, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 2 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow after noon.  Cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around 4.

    Low: 4 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 7pm, then a chance of flurries between 7pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 16. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 4.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 13.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
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Point Forecast:
Macomb IL
 40.46°N 90.67°W (Elev. 705 ft)
3:16 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
6pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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