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.

Overcast and Breezy

33°F

1°C

Humidity	65%
Wind Speed	W 21 G 29 mph
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	21°F (-6°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:55 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Seaton IL

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

Wind Advisory January 21, 05:00pm until January 22, 12:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 35 °F
Slight Chance
Sprinkles/Snow
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 15 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Breezy then
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 30 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday Night
Low: -7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 1 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -5 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 2 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 16 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of sprinkles and flurries between 4pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of snow after 5pm. Sunny early, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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

Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. 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. Northwest wind around 15 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 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 2.