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 >

Last Update: 1004 PM CST Sun Dec 28 2025

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Chicago, IL Local Forecast Office

6NM SE Evanston IL

Marine Zone Forecast

Rest Of Tonight
west gales to 45 kt with occasional storm force gusts to around 50 kt. Periods of snow showers. Freezing spray after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
Monday
Northwest gales to 45 kt becoming northwest to 40 kt. freezing spray. Snow showers in the morning, then a few flurries in the afternoon. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
Monday Night
Northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Freezing spray. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
Tuesday
West winds 15 to 20 kt becoming southwest 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.



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1004 PM CST Sun Dec 28 2025
 
 

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