Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
332 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026
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Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-
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332 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026 /432 PM EST Wed Jan 14 2026/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Weather hazards expected...
Elevated Snow Risk in Porter County Indiana.
DISCUSSION...
Wind driven accumulating lake effect snow will lead to sharply
reduced visibility and locally dangerous travel conditions
through Thursday morning in Porter County, Indiana.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
Thursday night...
Limited Snow Risk.
Saturday through Monday...
Limited Excessive Cold Risk at times.
Limited Snow Risk at times.
Tuesday...
Limited Excessive Cold Risk.
DISCUSSION...
A few inches of accumulating snow is possible Thursday night into
Friday morning and may cause slippery travel conditions on area
roads. Additional periods of snow or snow showers are possible
through early next week. Wind chills may approach 10 below at
times during this stretch as well.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
255 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026
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255 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois, east
central Illinois, southeast Illinois and west central Illinois.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Northwest winds will continue to gust to 30 to 40 mph early this
evening, but diminish later this evening. This could create
difficult driving conditions for high profile vehicles.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
Light snow accumulations are likely Thursday night. Light snow
accumulations are possible again Friday night.
Wind chill values may fall between 5 and 10 degrees below zero each
morning this weekend into early next week.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.
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