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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Monroe Municipal Airport (KEFT)

Lat: 42.62°NLon: 89.59°WElev: 1082ft.

Partly Cloudy

10°F

-12°C

Humidity	67%
Wind Speed	W 15 mph
Barometer	30.09 in
Dewpoint	1°F (-17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-7°F (-22°C)
Last update	22 Jan 6:15 am CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Freeport IL

Extreme Cold Watch 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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Extreme Cold Watch

Extreme Cold Warning

Today
High: 19 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -15 °F
Chance
Flurries and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday
High: -7 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -12 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 3 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -4 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 10 °F
Chance Snow
then Partly
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: -6 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 12 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of flurries between 9am and noon, then a chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow after noon. Patchy blowing snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

A chance of flurries before 10pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.