Weather Alerts For Winnebago, IL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Chicago IL 213 AM CST Sun Jan 18 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 Lemont, DeKalb, Oak Park, Buffalo Grove, Naperville, La Salle, Dwight, Park Forest, Elgin, Mendota, Streator, Byron, Bourbonnais, Orland Park, Des Plaines, Evanston, Manhattan, Plainfield, Paxton, Beecher, Belvidere, Downers Grove, Lombard, Ottawa, Kankakee, Oswego, Gurnee, La Grange, Plano, Calumet City, Watseka, Marseilles, Joliet, Aurora, Carol Stream, Rockford, Algonquin, Crete, Cicero, Peotone, Coal City, Gilman, Mundelein, Oregon, Dixon, Sycamore, Yorkville, Oak Forest, Gibson City, Wheaton, Wilmington, Minooka, Rochelle, Morris, Bradley, McHenry, Fairbury, Chicago, Oak Lawn, Bolingbrook, Mokena, Channahon, Palatine, Pontiac, Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Waukegan, Schaumburg, and Northbrook 213 AM CST Sun Jan 18 2026 ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 20 below to 25 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Illinois. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 10 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. &&