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 >

Current conditions at

Illinois Valley Regional Airport (KVYS)

Lat: 41.35°NLon: 89.15°WElev: 650ft.

Fair and Breezy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed W 22 G 31 mph
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 1°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 22 Jan 1:19 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Dover IL

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 12:00am until January 23, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
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  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow after noon.  Cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. New snow accumulation of less than one 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 -3.

    Low: -3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.

    High: 13 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Dover IL
 41.48°N 89.4°W (Elev. 722 ft)
12:16 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
1pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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