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 with Haze and Windy

17°F

-8°C

Humidity	56%
Wind Speed	W 30 G 37 mph
Barometer	30.13 in
Dewpoint	4°F (-16°C)
Visibility	4.00 mi
Wind Chill	-3°F (-19°C)
Last update	22 Jan 12:35 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NW Lena IL

Cold Weather Advisory 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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Cold Weather Advisory

Extreme Cold Warning

This Afternoon
High: 17 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -16 °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: -5 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 9 °F
Cold
Sunday Night
Low: -7 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 10 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 3pm, then a slight chance of snow between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of flurries after 5pm. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

A chance of flurries before 10pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -40. 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 -5.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -7.