Weather Alerts For North Chicago, IL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Chicago IL 1021 AM CST Mon Jan 19 2026 Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-Southern Will- Eastern Will- Including the cities of Gibson City, Manhattan, Mendota, Oak Park, Peotone, Crystal Lake, Waukegan, Gurnee, Crete, Bolingbrook, Algonquin, Oswego, Paxton, Calumet City, Orland Park, Wilmington, Oak Lawn, Beecher, Channahon, Des Plaines, Lemont, Joliet, Dixon, Dwight, Palatine, Downers Grove, La Salle, Yorkville, Aurora, Evanston, Northbrook, Fairbury, McHenry, Sycamore, Streator, Marseilles, Cicero, Morris, Minooka, La Grange, Mokena, Oak Forest, Coal City, Naperville, Lombard, Park Forest, Chicago, Oregon, Rochelle, Buffalo Grove, Ottawa, Plano, Pontiac, Gilman, Kankakee, Belvidere, Bradley, DeKalb, Watseka, Elgin, Woodstock, Carol Stream, Rockford, Byron, Mundelein, Wheaton, Bourbonnais, Plainfield, and Schaumburg 1021 AM CST Mon Jan 19 2026 ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 20 to 25 below. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Illinois. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong west-northwest winds gusting to 30 to 40 mph will cause patchy blowing snow and low drifting snow causing locally poor visibility and hazardous travel, especially on north to south roads in open, exposed areas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and mittens, or gloves. &&