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Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Galesburg Municipal Airport (KGBG)

Lat: 40.93°NLon: 90.43°WElev: 751ft.

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed W 21 G 30 mph
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 22 Jan 10:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SE Kirkwood IL

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 03:00am until January 23, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning

  • Today

    Today: A chance of flurries after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Flurries and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind around 10 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.

    High: 7 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 2. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 2 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.

    High: 13 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 16.

    High: 16 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. 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. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 2. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 16.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SE Kirkwood IL
 40.82°N 90.71°W (Elev. 725 ft)
Last Update:
10:06 am CST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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