Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Current conditions at

Aurora Municipal Airport (KARR)

Lat: 41.77°NLon: 88.48°WElev: 696ft.

Snow Freezing Fog and Windy

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed W 33 G 45 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1009.5 mb)
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Wind Chill-8°F (-22°C)
Last update 29 Dec 5:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Sandwich IL

Wind Advisory December 29, 06:50am until December 29, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory December 29, 06:50am until December 29, 10:00am
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Wind Advisory
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    Wind Advisory December 29, 06:50am until December 29, 12:00pm
    Winter Weather Advisory December 29, 06:50am until December 29, 10:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Today

    High: 19 °F

    Snow and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Cloudy and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -1. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of snow after noon.  Cloudy, with a high near 31. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.

    Low: 10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.

    High: 19 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly before 8am, then a chance of flurries after 9am. Areas of blowing snow before 9am. High near 19. Wind chill values as low as -4. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -1. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 31. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sandwich IL
 41.65°N 88.63°W
5:36 am CST Dec 29, 2025
6am CST Dec 29, 2025-6pm CST Jan 4, 2026
 
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