Heavy Snow in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern U.S.

In the north-central U.S., a storm will bring heavy snow and gusty to high winds over parts of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest today before moving across the Great Lakes with heavy lake effect snow Wednesday into Thanksgiving Day. Isolated severe thunderstorms are likely across parts of the Southeast/Deep South, mainly from this morning into early evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Fog/Mist

48°F

9°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	W 6 mph
Barometer	29.78 in (1008.8 mb)
Dewpoint	48°F (9°C)
Visibility	2.00 mi
Wind Chill	45°F (7°C)
Last update	25 Nov 8:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Chicago IL

Wind Advisory November 26, 03:00am until November 26, 09:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Today
High: 52 °F
Drizzle and
Areas Dense
Fog then
Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 35 °F
Showers
Likely then
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 37 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Thanksgiving Day
High: 33 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Friday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Snow
Likely
Saturday
High: 34 °F
Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

Occasional drizzle, mainly between 10am and noon. Areas of dense fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 52. West southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

Tonight

Rain showers likely before 5am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thanksgiving Day

Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Friday Night

Snow likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.