Tracking Two Storms Impacting the Central and Eastern U.S. Through This Weekend

Two storm systems will track through the central and eastern U.S. through this weekend with areas of gusty winds, rain, and heavy snow. Severe thunderstorms are forecast Friday from the central Gulf Coast into parts of the lower Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Heavy to excessive rainfall is forecast from the lower Mississippi River Valley to the Tennessee Valley which may bring flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gary Regional Airport (KGYY)

Lat: 41.61°NLon: 87.41°WElev: 584ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 14 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.44 in
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 Jan 11:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Gary IN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers, mainly after 5am.  Low around 44. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 44 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 41 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain and snow likely, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 38 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 31.

    High: 31 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers, mainly after 5am. Low around 44. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 41 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Rain and snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
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Point Forecast:
Gary IN
 41.58°N 87.35°W
11:41 pm CST Jan 8, 2026
11pm CST Jan 8, 2026-6pm CST Jan 15, 2026
 
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