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

4°F

-16°C

Humidity	66%
Wind Speed	W 12 mph
Barometer	30.34 in (1030.5 mb)
Dewpoint	-5°F (-21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-12°F (-24°C)
Last update	20 Jan 8:51 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Russell IL

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

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Winter Weather Advisory

Today
High: 18 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 15 °F
Snow Likely
then Heavy
Snow
Wednesday
High: 26 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 9 °F
Breezy.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 17 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -10 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -2 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -11 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 5 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Increasing clouds, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind around 10 mph.

Tonight

Snow, mainly after 11pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 15. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. West wind around 10 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.