Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 830 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...PRELIMINARY LOW TEMPERATURES REPORTED ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS MORNING... THE FOLLOWING ARE SELECT COOPERATIVE OBSERVER AND AIRPORT OBSERVATIONS FOR THIS MORNING. SOME COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTING END TIMES ARE BETWEEN 6 AND 7 AM AND THEREFORE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT TEMPERATURES MAY HAVE DROPPED A DEGREE OR TWO SINCE THEIR OBSERVATION TIME. LOW TEMPERATURE LOCATION ENDING 6-8 AM ILLINOIS DIXON -32 POLO -32 AURORA AIRPORT -31 (SUGAR GROVE) ROCHELLE -28 SHABBONA -26 ROCKFORD AIRPORT -25 AT 0651 (NEW RECORD) ROMEOVILLE IL NWS -24 MARSEILLES -23 BARRINGTON -23 MCHENRY -23 PAW PAW -22 WEST CHICAGO -22 BATAVIA -22 ST CHARLES -22 MUNDELEIN -22 ELGIN -21 JOLIET -21 MORRIS -20 PARK FOREST -19 LISLE MORTON ARB -19 PIPER CITY -19 STREATOR -18 CHICAGO OHARE -18 AT 0722 MIDWAY 3SW -17 DWIGHT -18 WAUKEGAN -17 WHEELING -15 CHICAGO LAKEFRONT -11 INDIANA WANATAH -24 VALPARAISO AIRPORT -20 VALPARAISO -19 $$
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 449 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS FROM RECENT COLD SNAP... HERE ARE THE LOWEST HOURLY WIND CHILL READINGS RECORDED ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE RECENT ARCTIC COLD SNAP: WIND TIME DAY LOCATION CHILL -51 7 AM 01/16 AURORA SUGAR GROVE AIRPORT -41 1 AM 01/16 VALPARAISO -38 4 AM 01/16 WEST CHICAGO DUPAGE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT -36 8 AM 01/16 WAUKEGAN -35 7 AM 01/15 ROCKFORD AIRPORT -35 7 AM 01/16 CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT -34 6 AM 01/16 CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT -32 7 AM 01/16 WHEELING CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS ARE FROM AREA AWOS LOCATIONS...WHICH ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. WIND TIME DAY LOCATION CHILL -53 1 AM 01/16 ROCHELLE -42 2 AM 01/16 DEKALB -42 8 AM 01/15 STERLING -40 8 AM 01/15 PERU -39 8 AM 01/16 KANKAKEE -39 4 AM 01/15 MORRIS -38 2 AM 01/16 LOCKPORT -36 11 PM 01/15 RANTOUL -36 3 AM 01/16 LANSING -35 4 AM 01/16 FREEPORT -33 7 AM 01/16 PONTIAC -32 2 AM 01/16 JOLIET $$