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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Greater Kankakee Airport (KIKK)

Lat: 41.07°NLon: 87.85°WElev: 617ft.

Light Snow and Windy

14°F

-10°C

Humidity	80%
Wind Speed	W 32 G 38 mph
Barometer	29.88 in
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	1.75 mi
Wind Chill	-7°F (-22°C)
Last update	29 Dec 5:55 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Herscher IL

Wind Advisory December 29, 06:08am until December 29, 12:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory December 29, 06:08am until December 29, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Mon
Wind Advisory
Today
High: 20 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 14 °F
Cloudy and
Blustery then
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 29 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
New Year's Day
High: 20 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 11 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow before 9am, then a chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow between 9am and 10am, then a chance of flurries after 10am. Patchy blowing snow before 9am. High near 20. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as 1. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 32. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.

New Year's Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.