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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

Gurnee 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 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 26 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before 9pm. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 3am. Low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -3. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 11 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then 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 -11. Wind chill values as low as -33. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: -4 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10.

    Low: -10 °F

    Partly 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 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

    Low: 3 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16.

    High: 16 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Isolated snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 26. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before 9pm. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 3am. Low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -3. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an 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 -11. Wind chill values as low as -33. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 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 -4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 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 -10.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16.
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 1.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gurnee IL
 42.37°N 87.93°W
Last Update:
5:36 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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