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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago/Waukegan Regional Airport (KUGN)

Lat: 42.43°NLon: 87.86°WElev: 709ft.

Overcast and Breezy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed S 21 G 33 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1009.2 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 12 Mar 11:51 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Russell IL

High Wind Warning March 13, 01:00am until March 13, 04:00pm
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High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers, mainly before 3am. Steady temperature around 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 41. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Very Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 38 °F

    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain and snow showers. Low around 33. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all rain after 1pm. High near 46. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 46 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 1am. Low around 17. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Blustery.

    High: 24 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers, mainly before 3am. Steady temperature around 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 41. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Rain and snow showers. Low around 33. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all rain after 1pm. High near 46. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 1am. Low around 17. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Blustery.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Russell IL
 42.48°N 87.99°W
Last Update:
9:01 pm CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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