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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago/Waukegan Regional Airport (KUGN)

Lat: 42.43°NLon: 87.86°WElev: 709ft.

Partly Cloudy

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed SW 14 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1013.2 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill12°F (-11°C)
Last update 21 Jan 4:51 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Waukegan IL

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 03:00am until January 23, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Isolated snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 26. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 26 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy blowing snow between 9pm and 3am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 11 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -4. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: -3 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10.

    High: 10 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.

    Low: 5 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Isolated snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 26. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Snow showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy blowing snow between 9pm and 3am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -4. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Waukegan IL
 42.37°N 87.85°W
Last Update:
4:55 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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