Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Chicago, IL Local Forecast Office

10NM NNW Evanston IL

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
High: 48 °F
SW 15kt
1ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
Low: 22 °F
⇑W 30kt
6ft

Gale Warning
Monday
High: 26 °F
WNW 30kt
5-6ft

Gale Warning
Monday Night
Low: 17 °F
NW 25kt
5ft
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
WSW 15kt
1-2ft
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
W 20kt
1-2ft
Wednesday
High: 31 °F
NW 15kt
1-2ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 18 °F
NW 15kt
1ft
New Year's Day
High: 21 °F
WNW 15kt
1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:16 pm CST Dec 28, 2025
Forecast Valid: 1pm CST Dec 28, 2025-6pm CST Jan 3, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

E wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SW. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms after 5pm. Areas of dense fog. Waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

W wind 15 to 20 kt increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 kt. A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm, then snow showers. Widespread freezing spray after 1am. Waves 1 ft building to 6 ft.

Monday

WNW wind 25 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 45 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly before noon. Widespread freezing spray before 1pm, then Widespread freezing spray after 3pm. Waves 5 to 6 ft. occasionally to 8ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Widespread freezing spray before 1am. Partly cloudy. Waves 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

Tuesday

WNW wind around 15 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Partly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

WSW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind around 15 kt. A slight chance of snow after noon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind around 15 kt. A chance of snow. Waves around 1 ft.

New Year's Day

WNW wind 10 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.