Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Galesburg Municipal Airport (KGBG)

Lat: 40.93°NLon: 90.43°WElev: 751ft.

Mostly Cloudy

35°F

2°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	SW 13 mph
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	26°F (-3°C)
Last update	21 Jan 5:15 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SE Kirkwood 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
This Afternoon
High: 36 °F
Chance
Sprinkles/Flurries
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 15 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Breezy then
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 31 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Blustery
Friday
High: 1 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -5 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 8 °F
Cloudy then
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 2 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of sprinkles and flurries. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 15. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.

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 2.