TODAY SUNRISE: 7:19 AM SUNSET: 4:27 PM
Chicagoland weather radar shows snow, freezing rain, and snow over northern Illinois at 3:20 PM.
Satellite images show storm clouds over Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the north half of Illinois at 3:20 PM.
Strong East winds expected to start to diminish gradually after 5:00 p.m.– gusting to from 50 MPH at 5:00 p.m. to only 15 MPH at midnight.
Precipitation is expected to continue mostly as rain after 4:00 p.m. Some lightning and thunder may occur between 3:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The falling freezing precipitation is expected to stop by 5:00 p.m., but rain will be steady until about 9:00 p.m. and then taper to lighter rain, and stop about 11:00 a.m. Tuesday.
Radar shows there might be a decrease in rain by about 4:30 p.m. or 5:00 p.m. Monday evening.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 309 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WINDS AND ICING TODAY... ILZ014-290000- /O.EXP.KLOT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151228T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.WS.W.0007.151228T2109Z-151229T0000Z/ COOK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHICAGO 309 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS EXTENDED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE LAKE. * MAIN IMPACT...A MIX OF ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF COOK COUNTY WELL AWAY FROM THE LAKE. A LIGHT ICE GLAZE AND MINOR ADDITIONAL SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE RISK OF POWER OUTAGES ANYWHERE ICE HAS ACCUMULATED ON POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1040 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015 ...VERY STRONG EAST WINDS ON MONDAY... ILZ006-014-290045- /O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0001.151228T1900Z-151229T0100Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...CHICAGO 1040 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...EAST WINDS SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 MPH...GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
NWS POINT FORECAST …
This Afternoon
Rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all rain after 5pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 36. Windy, with an east wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then rain likely. Low around 34. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of flurries after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 31. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
AIRPORT WEATHER OBSERVATIONS …
| Location | Time (cdt) |
Sky/Weather | Temp. (ºF) |
Dewpt. (ºF) |
Humidity (%) |
Wind (mph) |
Pressure (in) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago/O’Hare | 15:51 | Light Rain Fog/Mist and Breezy | 33 | 31 | 92 | E 24 G 41 | 29.71 | |
| Chicago Midway Airport | 15:53 | Rain Fog/Mist and Breezy | 35 | 31 | 85 | E 24 G 39 | 29.72 | |
| Chicago Executive Airport | 15:52 | Freezing Rain Fog/Mist and Breezy | 33 | 32 | 96 | NE 22 G 36 | 29.76 | |
| Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport | 15:52 | Heavy Rain Fog/Mist and Windy | 33 | 31 | 92 | NE 28 G 38 | 29.66 | |
| Aurora Municipal Airport | 15:52 | Rain Fog/Mist and Windy | 34 | 32 | 92 | E 29 G 39 | 29.62 | |
| Gary Chicago International | 15:45 | Light Rain | 36 | 32 | 87 | E 17 G 32 | 29.73 | |
| Kenosha Regional Airport | 15:53 | Fog/Mist and Windy | 32 | 29 | 88 | E 31 G 43 | 29.82 | |
| Chicago / Waukegan, Waukegan Regional Airport | 15:55 | Freezing Rain Fog/Mist and Windy | 32 | 31 | 96 | NE 29 G 40 | 29.78 | |
| Lansing Municipal Airport | 15:55 | Light Rain | 33 | 31 | 93 | E 18 G 24 | 29.71 | |
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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. | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 14:52 | NE 22 G 36 | 0.75 | Freezing Rain Fog/Mist and Breezy | BKN007 OVC014 | 33 | 32 | 96% | 21 | NA | 29.76 | 1008.5 | |||||
| 28 | 13:52 | NE 21 G 32 | 0.75 | Freezing Rain Fog/Mist and Breezy | BKN007 OVC012 | 33 | 31 | 92% | 21 | NA | 29.84 | 1011.1 | |||||
| 28 | 12:52 | E 21 G 38 | 1.00 | Freezing Rain Fog/Mist and Breezy | BKN008 OVC012 | 32 | 29 | 88% | 20 | NA | 29.92 | 1013.9 | |||||
| 28 | 11:52 | NE 14 G 32 | 2.00 | Freezing Rain Fog/Mist | BKN011 OVC018 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 85% | 22 | NA | 30.01 | 1016.8 | |||
| 28 | 10:52 | E 21 G 30 | 2.00 | Freezing Rain Fog/Mist and Breezy | BKN014 OVC019 | 31 | 27 | 85% | 18 | NA | 30.08 | 1019.3 | |||||
| 28 | 09:52 | E 15 G 30 | 5.00 | Freezing Rain Fog/Mist | OVC014 | 31 | 27 | 85% | 20 | NA | 30.14 | 1021.2 | |||||
| 28 | 08:52 | NE 23 G 38 | 1.50 | Light Snow Fog/Mist and Breezy | BKN014 OVC021 | 31 | 27 | 85% | 18 | NA | 30.14 | 1021.2 | |||||
| 28 | 07:52 | E 17 G 28 | 1.50 | Light Snow Fog/Mist | BKN020 OVC025 | 31 | 27 | 85% | 20 | NA | 30.20 | 1023.3 | |||||
| 28 | 06:52 | E 22 G 29 | 8.00 | Light Snow and Breezy | OVC020 | 32 | 26 | 79% | 19 | NA | 30.23 | 1024.5 | |||||
| 28 | 05:52 | E 14 G 23 | 10.00 | Overcast | OVC021 | 32 | 25 | 35 | 32 | 75% | 22 | NA | 30.27 | 1025.8 | |||
| 28 | 04:52 | NE 13 G 23 | 10.00 | Overcast | OVC021 | 33 | 25 | 72% | 24 | NA | 30.29 | 1026.3 | |||||
| 28 | 03:52 | NE 18 G 30 | 10.00 | Overcast | OVC025 | 33 | 25 | 72% | 22 | NA | 30.30 | 1026.7 | |||||
| 28 | 02:52 | NE 15 G 23 | 10.00 | Overcast | OVC024 | 34 | 26 | 73% | 24 | NA | 30.33 | 1027.7 | |||||
| 28 | 01:52 | NE 15 G 23 | 10.00 | Overcast | OVC022 | 34 | 26 | 73% | 24 | NA | 30.34 | 1028.1 | |||||
| 28 | 00:52 | NE 15 | 10.00 | Overcast | OVC029 | 34 | 24 | 67% | 24 | NA | 30.33 | 1027.7 | |||||
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