Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago/Waukegan Regional Airport (KUGN)

Lat: 42.43°NLon: 87.86°WElev: 709ft.

Fair

12°F

-11°C

Humidity	51%
Wind Speed	W 12 mph
Barometer	30.33 in (1029.9 mb)
Dewpoint	-3°F (-19°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-2°F (-19°C)
Last update	20 Jan 11:51 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Winthrop Harbor IL

Winter Weather Advisory January 20, 09:00pm until January 21, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 18 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 16 °F⇑
Snow
Wednesday
High: 26 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Snow Likely
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 19 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -8 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 1 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Friday Night
Low: -7 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 7 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between zero and 5. West wind around 10 mph.

Tonight

Snow, mainly after 10pm. Temperature rising to around 22 by 5am. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday

A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a slight chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.