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

Illinois Valley Regional Airport (KVYS)

Lat: 41.35°NLon: 89.15°WElev: 650ft.

Fair and Breezy

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed W 24 G 33 mph
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill7°F (-14°C)
Last update 21 Jan 11:19 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE McNabb IL

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Wind Advisory January 21, 11:32pm until January 22, 12:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory January 21, 11:32pm until January 22, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 15 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of flurries after noon.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Flurries and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.

    High: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around 5.

    Low: 5 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16.

    High: 16 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 15. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
A chance of flurries after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 5.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 3.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles ENE McNabb IL
 41.19°N 89.15°W (Elev. 741 ft)
10:51 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
11pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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