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/Waukegan Regional Airport (KUGN)

Lat: 42.43°NLon: 87.86°WElev: 709ft.

Fog/Mist

48°F

9°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.77 in (1008.5 mb)
Dewpoint	47°F (8°C)
Visibility	4.00 mi
Last update	25 Nov 9:51 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

McHenry IL

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

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Wind Advisory

Today
High: 51 °F
Areas Fog
then Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 33 °F
Showers
Likely then
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 34 °F⇓
Snow Showers
Likely and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Thanksgiving Day
High: 31 °F
Partly Sunny
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: 19 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 30 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 21 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Snow
Likely
Saturday
High: 31 °F
Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Rain showers likely before 3am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 3am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 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

Snow showers likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 34 by 11am, then falling to around 30 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thanksgiving Day

Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

Friday Night

Snow likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Saturday

Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 31.