November 29-30, 2025: Post-Thanksgiving Winter Storm Delivers Up to a Foot of Snow to the Region

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Overview

A large winter storm brought widespread significant snowfall to a sizable portion of the Midwest on November 29th, the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

In the local area, snow began during the pre-dawn hours on Saturday and continued through Sunday morning, with the heaviest snow occurring between about noon and midnight.

The long duration of the snowfall allowed for widespread snow accumulations between 6 and 11 inches to be observed across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, with a few isolated accumulations of around a foot observed near the Wisconsin state line.

It is rare for snowfall amounts as high as these to occur here as early as November. In fact, this winter storm ended up breaking multiple snowfall records in the month of November (more on that in the section below).

The winter storm caused significant travel impacts on a busy post-Thanksgiving travel day, with numerous vehicle accidents occurring and hundreds of flights getting delayed or canceled across the region.

Official Snowfall Totals and Climatological Context

Chicago O'Hare International Airport: 8.7".
- 8.4" fell on November 29th. In addition to breaking Chicago's daily snowfall record for November 29th, this became the highest November single calendar day snowfall on record in Chicago, beating out the previous November calendar day snowfall record of 8.0" on 11/6/1951 (Chicago's snowfall records date back to 1884).
- This was the greatest storm total snowfall in Chicago since the 10.8" that fell during the January 30-31, 2021 winter storm.

Rockford International Airport: 8.8".
- 8.0" fell on November 29th. This broke Rockford's daily snowfall record for November 29th and became Rockford's second highest November single calendar day snowfall on record, only lower than the 11.7" of snow that occurred on November 25, 2018 (Rockford's snowfall records date back to 1905).
- This was the greatest storm total snowfall in Rockford since the same November, 25, 2018 event in the above bullet point.

3 miles SW of Chicago Midway International Airport: 7.2".

NWS Chicago Office in Romeoville: 8.9".

Snowfall

Regional Snowfall Report Map

Regional Snowfall Report Map for 11/28-11/30

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1017 PM CST Sun Nov 30 2025

...SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 11/29/2025-11/30/2025 WINTER STORM...

Below is listing of final snow totals from the November 29-30 winter
storm. Some totals do not account for the minor additional snow
accumulations that were observed on the morning of November 30th.
Some measurements also may be lower than what was actually observed
during the winter storm due to the compaction, melting, and blowing of
snow Saturday night.


Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider             

...Illinois...

...Boone County...
1 SW Timberlane              11.0 in   0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Capron                       8.0 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             

...Cook County...
Barrington                   11.1 in   0800 AM 11/30   COOP                 
2 S Mount Prospect           11.0 in   0730 AM 11/30   Public               
1 NE Rolling Meadows         10.8 in   0815 AM 11/30   Public               
1 NE Palatine                10.4 in   0820 AM 11/30   NWS Employee         
1 NW Wheeling                10.3 in   0950 AM 11/30   Trained Spotter      
1 W Tinley Park              10.3 in   1115 AM 11/30   Public               
Skokie                       10.0 in   0700 AM 11/30   Public               
2 WSW Elk Grove Village      10.0 in   0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Hoffman Estates              10.0 in   0907 AM 11/30   Emergency Mngr       
3 NW Streamwood              9.3 in    0935 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Hanover Park                 9.0 in    1045 AM 11/30   Public               
1 E Evanston                 8.9 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Chicago - West Ridge         8.7 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
4 ESE Harwood Heights        8.7 in    0830 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Chicago - OHare Airport      8.7 in    1200 PM 11/30   Official NWS Obs     
1 ENE La Grange Park         8.5 in    1200 PM 11/30   Public               
2 E Schaumburg               8.3 in    0900 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
1 NNW Oak Forest             8.2 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Oak Lawn                     8.2 in    0800 AM 11/30   Public               
Park Forest                  8.0 in    0500 AM 11/30   COOP                 
1 NW West Ridge - Chicago    8.0 in    1045 AM 11/30   NWS Employee         
Mount Greenwood - Chicago    7.8 in    1125 PM 11/29   Trained Spotter      
1 WSW Hyde Park - Chicago    7.7 in    1215 AM 11/30   Public               
1 SE Logan Square - Chicago  7.7 in    0930 AM 11/30   Broadcast Media      
3 SW Midway Airport          7.2 in    1200 PM 11/30   COOP       
Lansing                      7.0 in    0840 PM 11/29   Law Enforcement      
1 NNW Edgewater - Chicago    7.0 in    1100 AM 11/30   Trained Spotter      
Chicago - Brighton Park      6.7 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             

...De Kalb County...
1 WNW DeKalb                 8.8 in    0700 AM 11/30   COOP       
Genoa                        8.3 in    0700 AM 11/30   COOP                 

...DuPage County...
1 NE Westmont                9.5 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Carol Stream                 8.9 in    0920 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
3 SE Naperville              8.5 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
1 ESE Elmhurst               8.5 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
3 NNW Carol Stream           8.3 in    1200 PM 11/30   Public               
4 ESE Aurora                 8.2 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
4 SE Naperville              8.1 in    1045 AM 11/30   NWS Employee         
2 SE Willow Springs          8.0 in    0800 AM 11/30   COOP                 
Darien                       8.0 in    0900 AM 11/30   Public               
1 W Glen Ellyn               7.7 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             

...Grundy County...
Minooka                      7.5 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
3 N Carbon Hill              7.1 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
1 NW Morris                  7.0 in    0800 AM 11/30   COOP                 

...Kane County...
1 ENE St. Charles            9.6 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
1 SSW Geneva                 9.5 in    0830 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Elgin                        9.3 in    0800 AM 11/30   UCOOP                
Elgin                        9.0 in    0700 AM 11/30   COOP                 
Geneva                       9.0 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
3 NNE Campton Hills          8.8 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
1 SE Algonquin               8.7 in    0930 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
2 W Aurora                   8.6 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Batavia                      8.4 in    0600 AM 11/30   Emergency Mngr       

...Kankakee County...
1 WSW Kankakee               8.5 in    0600 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Bourbonnais                  6.8 in    0700 AM 11/30   COOP                 

...Kendall County...
1 SSE Boulder Hill           8.8 in    0540 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
4 SW Plainfield              7.6 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
1 SSE Oswego                 7.5 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Yorkville                    7.5 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             

...La Salle County...
1 N Ottawa                   9.4 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Ottawa                       8.5 in    0655 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Peru                         8.0 in    0900 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
2 S Sandwich                 7.8 in    0848 AM 11/30   Emergency Mngr       
1 WSW Streator               7.6 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
1 SE Mendota                 6.8 in    0800 AM 11/30   COOP                 

...Lake County...
1 NNW Lake Forest            12.0 in   0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Winthrop Harbor              12.0 in   0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Antioch                      11.7 in   0900 AM 11/30   Public               
Long Lake                    11.5 in   0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Lake Bluff                   11.0 in   0900 AM 11/30   Public               
Wadsworth                    11.0 in   0902 AM 11/30   Broadcast Media      
Highwood                     10.8 in   0839 AM 11/30   Public               
1 SW Lake Villa              10.7 in   0830 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Wauconda                     10.5 in   0735 AM 11/30   Public               
1 S Wadsworth                10.5 in   0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Lindenhurst                  10.5 in   0818 AM 11/30   Broadcast Media      
2 SE Libertyville            10.5 in   0830 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Round Lake Park              10.3 in   0700 AM 11/30   Emergency Mngr       
1 NNW Lincolnshire           10.3 in   0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
1 NNE Mundelein              10.3 in   0829 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
1 SSW Forest Lake            10.0 in   0700 AM 11/30   UCOOP               
1 E Bannockburn              9.5 in    0930 AM 11/30   Public               
1 NNW Libertyville           9.3 in    0900 AM 11/30   Amateur Radio        

...Lee County...
3 S Steward                  10.7 in   0700 AM 11/30   COOP                 
3 NNW Dixon                  10.2 in   0730 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
1 WSW Amboy                  9.0 in    0658 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
2 ENE Dixon                  9.0 in    0952 AM 11/30   Public               
2 S Paw Paw                  8.3 in    0700 AM 11/30   COOP                 
3 NNW Nelson                 8.0 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             

...Livingston County...
Long Point                   9.0 in    0800 PM 11/29   Public               

...McHenry County...
1 NNW Cary                   11.0 in   1018 AM 11/30   Public               
2 WNW Bull Valley            10.9 in   0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
1 S McCullom Lake            10.8 in   0900 AM 11/30   Trained Spotter      
1 ENE McHenry                10.2 in   0900 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
2 SSW Union                  10.1 in   0100 PM 11/30   Public               
Marengo                      10.0 in   0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
5 NW Woodstock               9.8 in    0700 AM 11/30   COOP                 
1 WSW Crystal Lake           9.5 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
4 SW Woodstock               9.5 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
4 NNE Harvard                9.0 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             

...Ogle County...
Mount Morris                 10.5 in   0830 AM 11/30   Fire Dept/Rescue     
4 SE Chana                   9.0 in    0830 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             

...Will County...
5 SW Naperville              9.2 in    1008 PM 11/29   Trained Spotter      
Peotone                      9.1 in    0700 AM 11/30   COOP                 
1 SE Lakewood Shores         9.0 in    0630 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
NWS Chicago-Romeoville       8.9 in    1200 PM 11/30   Official NWS Obs     
Joliet                       8.5 in    1230 PM 11/30   Trained Spotter      
3 E Crete                    8.3 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Manhattan                    8.0 in    1000 PM 11/29   Trained Spotter      
1 W Mokena                   7.6 in    0715 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Monee Reservoir              7.5 in    0900 AM 11/30   COOP                 
2 NW Plainfield              7.4 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
5 SE Monee                   7.2 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
5 ENE Manhattan              7.0 in    0800 AM 11/30   COOP                 

...Winnebago County...
2 WNW Loves Park             10.0 in   0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Rockford Airport             8.8 in    1200 PM 11/30   Official NWS Obs     
7 SW Rockford                7.0 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             


...Indiana...

...Benton County...
Boswell                      7.5 in    0925 PM 11/29   Public               
5 NW Earl Park               7.0 in    0500 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             

...Jasper County...
DeMotte                      8.5 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
3 SSE Wheatfield             8.3 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Collegeville                 7.5 in    0600 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
DeMotte                      7.5 in    0900 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Remington                    7.2 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
2 SW Rensselaer              6.0 in    0800 AM 11/30   COOP                 

...Lake County...
2 NNW Cedar Lake             9.8 in    0600 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
3 SSE St. John               8.4 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
1 WNW Dyer                   8.1 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
East Chicago                 8.0 in    0211 AM 11/30   Public               
2 SE Hobart                  7.0 in    0930 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
1 S Merrillville             6.6 in    0800 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
5 ENE Gary                   5.7 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             

...Newton County...
Morocco                      6.0 in    0600 AM 11/30   COOP                 

...Porter County...
3 N Valparaiso               8.0 in    1040 AM 11/30   Public               
2 NNW Valparaiso             7.6 in    1000 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
3 W Valparaiso               7.5 in    0915 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Porter                       6.2 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
1 N Valparaiso               6.0 in    0700 AM 11/30   Cocorahs             
Portage                      5.8 in    1030 AM 11/30   Trained Spotter      

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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Photos


West Rogers Park, Chicago. Photo courtesy of Ariel Cohen.	West Rogers Park, Chicago. Photo courtesy of Ariel Cohen.	South Shore, Chicago. Photo courtesy of Michael Galindo.

University of Chicago campus. Photo courtesy of Michael Galindo.	South Elgin, IL. Photo courtesy of Wendy Mann.	Dunning, Chicago. Photo courtesy of Szymon Zemela.

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