Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >
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Overview
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| Map of NWS watches, warnings, and advisories during the morning of Friday, January 23rd. Extreme Cold Warnings and Cold Weather Advisories were in effect for much of the central and eastern continental U.S., while Winter Storm and Ice Storm Warnings were in effect for a large portion of the country as well. |
Temperatures
...LOW TEMPERATURES FROM FRIDAY, JANUARY 23... Rockford Airport...........................-14 Waukegan Airport...........................-14 West Chicago - DuPage Airport..............-12 Wheeling - Chicago Exec. Airport...........-12 Aurora Airport.............................-11 Romeoville - NWS Chicago...................-11 Chicago - O'Hare Airport...................-11 Chicago - Midway Airport....................-9 Chicago - Northerly Island..................-8 Valparaiso Airport..........................-5
...LOW TEMPERATURES FROM SATURDAY, JANUARY 24... Waukegan Airport...........................-13 Wheeling - Chicago Exec. Airport...........-11 Aurora Airport.............................-10 West Chicago - DuPage Airport..............-10 Chicago - O'Hare Airport...................-10 Rockford Airport...........................-10 Romeoville - NWS Chicago....................-9 Chicago - Midway Airport....................-7 Chicago - Northerly Island..................-5 Valparaiso Airport..........................-5 |
Wind Chills
...MINIMUM WIND CHILLS FROM FRIDAY, JANUARY 23... Location WC Temp. Time/Date Provider Rockford Airport -38 F 0854 AM 01/23 ASOS Waukegan Airport -37 F 0851 AM 01/23 ASOS Buffalo Grove 2 NNE -36 F 0808 AM 01/23 AWS Aurora Airport -36 F 0752 AM 01/23 ASOS West Chicago - DuPage Arpt. -36 F 0852 AM 01/23 ASOS Chicago - O'Hare Airport -36 F 0751 AM 01/23 ASOS Mundelein -35 F 0900 AM 01/23 MESOWEST Earlville -35 F 0825 AM 01/23 DAVIS Wheeling - Chicago Exec. Arp -35 F 0752 AM 01/23 ASOS Cary (UP Rail) -34 F 0923 AM 01/23 MESOWEST Sycamore 3 NNE -34 F 0814 AM 01/23 CWOP Oak Lawn -34 F 0715 AM 01/23 URBANET Chicago - Midway Airport -34 F 0853 AM 01/23 ASOS Marengo -33 F 0935 AM 01/23 DAVIS Phoenix -33 F 0850 AM 01/23 AWS Romeoville - Lewis Airport -32 F 0745 AM 01/23 AWOS Antioch -32 F 0910 AM 01/23 CWOP Elgin -32 F 0745 AM 01/23 MESOWEST Rolling Meadows 2 W -32 F 0745 AM 01/23 DAVIS Grandwood Park -31 F 0804 AM 01/23 CWOP Palatine -31 F 0823 AM 01/23 CWOP Peru Airport -31 F 0640 AM 01/23 AWOS Gary Airport -30 F 0750 AM 01/23 AWOS New Lenox -30 F 0815 AM 01/23 CWOP Pontiac Airport -30 F 0855 AM 01/23 AWOS Elburn -30 F 0945 AM 01/23 AWS Westchester -30 F 0835 AM 01/23 DAVIS Valparaiso Airport -29 F 0909 AM 01/23 ASOS Hawthorn Woods 1 W -29 F 0755 AM 01/23 CWOP Franklin Park -29 F 0732 AM 01/23 CWOP Calumet Harbor -29 F 0854 AM 01/23 NOS-NWLON Portage 1 SSE -28 F 1000 AM 01/23 AWS Cissna Park -28 F 0805 AM 01/23 DAVIS Wilmette 1 WSW -28 F 0815 AM 01/23 AWS Machesney Park 2 NNW -27 F 0820 AM 01/23 CWOP Lansing Airport -27 F 0735 AM 01/23 AWOS Beecher -26 F 0817 AM 01/23 CWOP Kankakee Airport -26 F 0655 AM 01/23 AWOS Batavia -26 F 0901 AM 01/23 CWOP Lowell -24 F 0845 AM 01/23 DAVIS Lake Zurich -24 F 0700 AM 01/23 CWOP Valparaiso -24 F 0807 AM 01/23 CWOP Channahon 2 SSW -23 F 0927 AM 01/23 CWOP Yorkville -23 F 1000 AM 01/23 CWOP Aurora -23 F 1038 AM 01/23 CWOP Joliet -21 F 0830 AM 01/23 CWOP Tinley Park 2 SE -20 F 0813 AM 01/23 CWOP Watseka 1 ESE -20 F 0835 AM 01/23 CWOP
...MINIMUM WIND CHILLS FROM SATURDAY, JANUARY 24... Location WC Temp. Time/Date Provider Wheeling - Chicago Exec. Arp -30 F 0352 AM 01/24 ASOS Waukegan Airport -30 F 0651 AM 01/24 ASOS Sycamore 3 NNE -28 F 0333 AM 01/24 CWOP Buffalo Grove 2 NNE -28 F 0428 AM 01/24 AWS Elgin -28 F 0515 AM 01/24 MESOWEST Romeoville - Lewis Airport -28 F 0535 AM 01/24 AWOS Earlville -28 F 0535 AM 01/24 DAVIS Chicago - O'Hare Airport -28 F 0551 AM 01/24 ASOS Aurora Airport -28 F 0552 AM 01/24 AWOS Chicago - Midway Airport -27 F 0353 AM 01/24 ASOS West Chicago - DuPage Arpt. -27 F 0652 AM 01/24 ASOS Oak Lawn -27 F 0655 AM 01/24 URBANET Phoenix -26 F 0410 AM 01/24 AWS Mundelein -26 F 0716 AM 01/24 MESOWEST Rockford Airport -25 F 0354 AM 01/24 ASOS Palatine -25 F 0548 AM 01/24 CWOP Westchester -25 F 0615 AM 01/24 DAVIS Momence (UP Rail) -24 F 0331 AM 01/24 MESOWEST Gary Airport -24 F 0335 AM 01/24 AWOS Franklin Park -24 F 0401 AM 01/24 CWOP Bourbonnais -23 F 0402 AM 01/24 CWOP Peru Airport -23 F 0439 AM 01/24 AWOS Pontiac Airport -23 F 0635 AM 01/24 AWOS Morris Airport -22 F 0455 AM 01/24 AWOS Calumet Harbor -22 F 0500 AM 01/24 NOS-NWLON Cary (UP Rail) -22 F 0512 AM 01/24 MESOWEST Lowell -21 F 0325 AM 01/24 DAVIS Cissna Park -21 F 0330 AM 01/24 DAVIS Lansing Airport -21 F 0355 AM 01/24 AWOS Kankakee Airport -21 F 0435 AM 01/24 AWOS Wilmette 1 WSW -20 F 0400 AM 01/24 AWS New Lenox -20 F 0430 AM 01/24 CWOP Beecher -20 F 0436 AM 01/24 CWOP Marengo -20 F 0445 AM 01/24 DAVIS Grandwood Park -20 F 0533 AM 01/24 CWOP Elburn -20 F 0600 AM 01/24 AWS Portage 1 SSE -20 F 0800 AM 01/24 AWS Antioch -20 F 0835 AM 01/24 CWOP Batavia -19 F 0331 AM 01/24 CWOP Channahon 2 SSW -19 F 0408 AM 01/24 CWOP Yorkville -19 F 0500 AM 01/24 CWOP Grayslake -19 F 0615 AM 01/24 DAVIS Watseka 1 ESE -18 F 0310 AM 01/24 CWOP Joliet -18 F 0500 AM 01/24 CWOP Valparaiso Airport -18 F 0505 AM 01/24 ASOS Lake Zurich -18 F 0600 AM 01/24 CWOP Aurora -17 F 0439 AM 01/24 CWOP Tinley Park 2 SE -16 F 0453 AM 01/24 CWOP Plainfield 2 NW -15 F 0420 AM 01/24 CWOP Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. |
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