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

Illinois Valley Regional Airport (KVYS)

Lat: 41.35°NLon: 89.15°WElev: 650ft.

Partly Cloudy

32°F

0°C

Humidity	55%
Wind Speed	W 17 G 24 mph
Barometer	29.95 in
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	21°F (-6°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:41 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE McNabb 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: 34 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 15 °F
Breezy.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Friday
High: 0 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Blustery
then Partly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 8 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: 2 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 15 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. 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. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. West wind around 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 northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Blustery.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.