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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
819 PM CST Wed Jan 21 2026

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819 PM CST Wed Jan 21 2026 /919 PM EST Wed Jan 21 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk South of Interstate 80.
  Limited Snow Risk through Midnight.

DISCUSSION...

Snow showers will continue moving through the area this evening.
The highest coverage will be across the Chicago metropolitan
area, and end by midnight. Meanwhile, steady snow will continue
near the Wisconsin state line through about 10 PM. Locally
hazardous travel will continue where snow falls.

Strong westerly winds will gust to 40 to 50 mph behind a cold
front this evening. The strongest winds are expected south of
interstate 80.

Extensive ice cover on area rivers may cause localized ice jam
flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Thursday Night and Friday Morning...
  Significant Excessive Cold Risk.
Saturday...
  Elevated Excessive Cold Risk.
  Limited Snow Risk.
Sunday...
  Limited Excessive Cold Risk.
  Limited Snow Risk.
Monday...
  Limited Excessive Cold Risk.

DISCUSSION...

Dangerously cold conditions are expected Thursday night into
Friday morning with bitterly cold conditions continuing through
the weekend.

Accumulating snow is possible late Saturday into Sunday, but
considerable uncertainty remains with this system.

Extensive ice cover on area rivers may cause localized ice jam
flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.

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