2025-2026 Winter Events

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Christmas Climate Data for Chicago and Rockford

Winter 2025-2026 Events in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana

November 9-10, 2025: Intense early season lake effect snow event with localized snow accumulations of up to a foot

November 29-30, 2025: Post-Thanksgiving winter storm delivers up to a foot of snow to the region

December 1, 2025: 1-3" snow accumulations across the area, highest south of I-80

December 6-7, 2025: Clipper system drops 3 to 7 inches of snow, highest amounts north of I-80

December 13-14, 2025: Another clipper system delivers a swath of 3 to 7 inches of snow south of the Kankakee River on the 13th, followed by wind chills of 20 to locally 30 below zero.

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