TODAY SUNRISE: 6:47 AM
SUNSET: 4:27 PM
Chicagoland weather radar is all clear at about 5:56:43 PM.
Satellite images show skies in northern Illinois are mostly clear at 5:57:21 PM.
A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for the counties of Cook, Lake, McHenry, Lake, Boone, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, and Winnebago. Arlington Heights is currently expected to accumulate about 6.8 inches of snow between 6:00 p.m. Friday and 5:00 p.m. Saturday.
Winter Storm Watch Cook County and City of Chicago Arlington Heights 6.8" https://t.co/Cdgu4OirpH pic.twitter.com/iz4ZcdaqZE
— Cardinal Weather (@CardinalWeather) November 20, 2015
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 220 PM CST THU NOV 19 2015 ...SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION... .THE FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON WILL UNFOLD ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY TRANSITION FROM A RAIN AND SNOW MIX EARLY IN THE EVENING TO ALL SNOW. WARM GROUND...ESPECIALLY PAVEMENT...WILL INITIALLY LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS ON SURFACES FRIDAY EVENING. HOWEVER RATES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW TO ACCUMULATE AT A QUICKER RATE. THE POTENTIAL FOR 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW CURRENTLY EXISTS IN MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA...OUTSIDE OF IMMEDIATELY NEAR THE LAKE SHORE INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. THE PRECISE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE WEATHER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BE RESOLVED AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO LEAD TO FLUCTUATIONS IN THE PRECISE SNOWFALL FORECAST. ILZ014-200430- /O.EXB.KLOT.WS.A.0004.151121T0300Z-151121T2100Z/ COOK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHICAGO 220 PM CST THU NOV 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...FOR AREAS AWAY FROM LAKE MICHIGAN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING TRANSITIONING TO A WET SNOW AND PERSISTING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY...WITH SNOW BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES AWAY FROM LAKE MICHIGAN...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR THE LAKE INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE LAKE. * THE FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE YEAR CAN CATCH MOTORISTS OFF GUARD. ENSURE TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
NWS POINT FORECAST …
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Rain and snow likely before 9pm, then snow. Low around 33. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday
Snow. High near 35. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches possible.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 39.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
AIRPORT WEATHER OBSERVATIONS …
| Location | Time (cdt) |
Sky/Weather | Temp. (ºF) |
Dewpt. (ºF) |
Humidity (%) |
Wind (mph) |
Pressure (in) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago/O’Hare | 17:51 | A Few Clouds and Breezy | 40 | 17 | 40 | W 24 G 35 | 30.02 | |
| Chicago Midway Airport | 17:53 | A Few Clouds | 42 | 17 | 36 | W 17 G 35 | 30.04 | |
| Chicago Executive Airport | 17:52 | Fair | 40 | 17 | 40 | W 18 G 33 | 30.02 | |
| Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport | 17:52 | Fair | 39 | 18 | 43 | W 18 G 26 | 30.02 | |
| Aurora Municipal Airport | 17:52 | Fair | 38 | 22 | 52 | W 17 | 30.04 | |
| Gary Chicago International | 17:45 | Partly Cloudy and Windy | 43 | 12 | 29 | W 29 G 46 | 30.05 | |
| Kenosha Regional Airport | 17:53 | Mostly Cloudy | 38 | 19 | 46 | W 20 G 37 | 29.96 | |
| Chicago / Waukegan, Waukegan Regional Airport | 17:55 | A Few Clouds | 39 | 17 | 41 | W 10 G 30 | 29.97 | |
| Lansing Municipal Airport | 18:35 | Fair and Breezy | 39 | 17 | 40 | W 21 G 26 | 30.08 | |
| Click on location name for the weather during the past two days at that site. | ||||||||
CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT …
| D a t e |
Time (cst) |
Wind (mph) |
Vis. (mi.) |
Weather | Sky Cond. | Temperature (ºF) | Relative Humidity |
Wind Chill (°F) |
Heat Index (°F) |
Pressure | Precipitation (in.) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | Dwpt | 6 hour | altimeter (in) |
sea level (mb) |
1 hr | 3 hr | 6 hr | ||||||||||
| Max. | Min. | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 16:52 | W 18 G 33 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 40 | 17 | 40% | 31 | NA | 30.02 | 1016.8 | |||||
| 19 | 15:52 | W 15 G 28 | 10.00 | Mostly Cloudy | BKN065 | 41 | 18 | 39% | 33 | NA | 29.99 | 1015.8 | |||||
| 19 | 14:52 | W 22 G 32 | 10.00 | Mostly Cloudy and Breezy | BKN060 | 42 | 19 | 40% | 33 | NA | 29.97 | 1015.1 | |||||
| 19 | 13:52 | W 28 G 44 | 10.00 | A Few Clouds and Windy | FEW060 | 42 | 16 | 35% | 32 | NA | 29.95 | 1014.5 | |||||
| 19 | 12:52 | W 25 G 33 | 10.00 | Fair and Breezy | CLR | 43 | 17 | 35% | 33 | NA | 29.92 | 1013.7 | |||||
| 19 | 11:52 | NA | NA | Fair | CLR | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 29.91 | NA | |||||
| 19 | 09:52 | W 18 G 28 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 41 | 24 | 51% | 32 | NA | 29.89 | 1012.6 | |||||
| 19 | 08:52 | W 22 G 31 | 10.00 | Fair and Breezy | CLR | 41 | 27 | 57% | 31 | NA | 29.86 | 1011.4 | |||||
| 19 | 07:52 | W 18 G 25 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 41 | 27 | 57% | 32 | NA | 29.83 | 1010.5 | |||||
| 19 | 06:52 | W 17 G 32 | 10.00 | A Few Clouds | FEW035 FEW045 | 42 | 29 | 60% | 34 | NA | 29.78 | 1008.8 | |||||
| 19 | 05:52 | W 20 G 29 | 10.00 | Overcast | BKN026 OVC037 | 45 | 37 | 48 | 45 | 74% | 37 | NA | 29.74 | 1007.2 | |||
| 19 | 04:52 | SW 13 G 21 | 10.00 | Overcast | SCT021 BKN044 OVC055 | 45 | 40 | 83% | 39 | NA | 29.72 | 1006.5 | |||||
| 19 | 03:52 | SW 14 G 22 | 10.00 | Overcast | BKN025 OVC044 | 46 | 39 | 77% | 40 | NA | 29.70 | 1005.9 | |||||
| 19 | 02:52 | SW 13 | 10.00 | Partly Cloudy | FEW030 SCT038 SCT120 | 45 | 38 | 77% | 39 | NA | 29.69 | 1005.4 | |||||
| 19 | 01:52 | SW 14 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 46 | 38 | 73% | 40 | NA | 29.68 | 1005.0 | |||||
| 19 | 00:52 | SW 10 | 10.00 | A Few Clouds | FEW050 | 47 | 38 | 71% | 42 | NA | 29.66 | 1004.3 | |||||
MORE HELPFUL LINKS …
LIVE RADAR | STORM TRACKS | UNISYS US IR SAT | UNISYS Midwest IR SAT | UNISYS More IR SAT
WunderMap® with Temperature/Wind Data || Google: Arlington Heights Temps | NE Illinois Temps
Full Screen Motion Weather Radar (Wunderground.com)
Midwest Cloud Cover with Arlington Heights Weather Forecast | SWPC Aurora Forecast
ChicagoWeatherStation.com I O’Hare Normal Temps/Precip I O’Hare Record Temps, Precip, Snow
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