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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

54°F

12°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	E 9 mph
Barometer	29.38 in (995.0 mb)
Dewpoint	54°F (12°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Wind Chill	51°F (11°C)
Last update	28 Dec 1:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Chicago IL

Wind Advisory December 28, 06:00pm until December 29, 03:00pm

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Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 56 °F
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Tonight
Low: 21 °F
Cloudy and
Windy then
Snow Showers
Likely and
Very Windy
Monday
High: 26 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 15 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 17 °F
Chance Snow
New Year's Day
High: 22 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5pm, then a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog. High near 56. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Snow showers likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Very windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

Snow showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

New Year's Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.