URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
Arlington Heights could see a temperature as low as -3° about 6 a.m. with a wind chill about -22°F. The northwest suburbs should cross the zero mark between 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. overnight. Wind chill should climb to -12°F at noon tomorrow, and tomorrow’s high is forecast to climb to 8°F at about 6:00 p.m. Tuesday.
1141 AM CST MON JAN 21 2013
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROCKFORD…BELVIDERE…WOODSTOCK…
WAUKEGAN…OREGON…DIXON…DEKALB…AURORA…WHEATON…CHICAGO
1141 AM CST MON JAN 21 2013
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST TUESDAY…
* WIND CHILL VALUES…20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* OTHER IMPACTS…WITH WIND CHILL VALUES THIS LOW…FROSTBITE TO
EXPOSED SKIN CAN OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
NWS Forecast … Not Expected to Get Above Freezing Until Sunday …
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -21. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -22. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Scattered flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 16.
Friday
A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 23.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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