Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
865 FLUS43 KLOT 190931 HWOLOT Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 331 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-200945- Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will- Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- 331 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025 /431 AM EST Sun Jan 19 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Elevated Excessive Cold Risk. DISCUSSION... An arctic cold air mass has arrived with bitterly cold temperatures this morning, mainly northwest of the Fox Valley. Cold wind chills spread across the area tonight into Monday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Monday and Tuesday... Elevated Excessive Cold Risk. Wednesday morning... Limited Excessive Cold Risk. DISCUSSION... A stretch of bitterly cold weather through Wednesday will be accompanied by dangerously cold wind chills of -20 degrees or colder at times, especially Monday morning as well as Monday night into Tuesday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight. $$ LMZ740>745-200945- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 331 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Hazardous conditions for small craft. Significant Freezing Spray Risk. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Monday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. Wednesday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. $$ DK Visit us at www.weather.gov/chicago Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube at: www.facebook.com/nwschicago www.twitter.com/nwschicago www.youtube.com/nwschicago