Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Forecast for Lake
Updated: 3:43 am CST on December 23, 2009
Flood Watch in effect from Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night...
Today
Cloudy. Chance of freezing rain and sleet in the morning...then freezing rain or snow and sleet in the afternoon. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation. Ice accumulation of up to one quarter of an inch. Highs in the lower 30s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Rain and a chance of freezing rain. Temperatures nearly steady in the lower 30s. East winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph at times. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Thursday
Rain. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon. Blustery. Highs in the upper 30s. East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph at times. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Rain in the evening...then rain and occasional drizzle after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight. Blustery. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph at times. Chance of measurable precipitation 100 percent.
Christmas Day
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers in the morning...then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. Then temperatures falling into the lower 30s by evening. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph at times.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light snow or snow showers. Lows in the lower 20s.
Saturday
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light snow or snow showers. Highs in the mid 20s.
Saturday Night
Light snow or snow showers likely. Lows 17 to 21. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Sunday
Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light snow or snow showers. Highs in the mid 20s.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 12 to 16.
Monday through Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s. Lows 16 to 20.
... Flood Watch in effect from Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night...
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of Illinois and Indiana... including the following areas... in Illinois... Boone... Cook... De Kalb... dupage... Ford... Grundy... Iroquois... Kane... Kankakee... Kendall... La Salle... lake IL... Lee... Livingston... McHenry... Ogle... will and Winnebago. In Indiana... Benton... Jasper... Lake in... Newton and Porter.
* From Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night.
* Heavy rain is expected to develop across northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana by Thursday afternoon and continue through early Friday morning. Storm total rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches will be common. Some areas may receive as much as 3 inches by Friday morning.
* The depth of the current snow pack ranges from 5 to 8 inches over northwest Illinois to 1 to 3 inches across Northwest Indiana. As this snow melts... combined with the expected heavy rain... and frozen ground conditions... rapid runoff and rises on area rivers are expected. Some rivers may reach or exceed flood stage. Flooding of low lying and flood prone areas will also be possible.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Record Report
Statement as of 12:36 am CST on December 23, 2009
... Record daily maximum snowfall set at Rockford IL...
A record snowfall of 3.4 inches was set at Rockford IL yesterday... Tuesday December 22nd 2009. This breaks the old record of 3.3 inches set in 1969.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 8:00 am CST on December 23, 2009
Snowfall and snow depth reports. Data provided by National Weather Service Chicago area and Rockford area snowfall team.
12 hr snowfall 12 hr snowfall total location ending 6am ending 6pm snow today yesterday depth at 6am Illinois
Batavia T / 2.0 / 5 Beach Park 0.5 / 2.6 / 6 Beecher 0.0 / 0.4 / 3 Downers Grove T / 1.8 / 5 Grayslake / 1.4 / La Grange 0.1 / 1.7 / 5 Melrose Park 0.0 / 2.0 / 5 Mount Morris / 1.0 / Naperville / 1.1 / Oak Brook / 2.1 / Peotone 0.0 / / 3 Plainfield 4sw T / 0.5 / 4 WillowBrook 0.0 / 0.8 / 4 Yorkville 2se / T / 5