A period of dangerous wind chills, and extremely cold temps, and then a period of above average temps later in the week. No significant precip expected in the foreseeable future. See outlook below.
DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHERN COOK
COUNTY...LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN INDIANA. SNOW WILL QUICKLY
END BY 11 AM CST. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH
CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS.
ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL BECOME WEST WIND TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY COOL TO AROUND ZERO BY 9 PM CST AND
CONTINUE TO COOL TO BELOW ZERO BY 11 PM CST. THE COLD TEMPERATURES
COMBINED WITH A WEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CREATE BITTERLY
COLD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT ALONG
AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY. NIGHTTIME
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP WELL BELOW ZERO DURING THIS
PERIOD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN DANGEROUSLY COLD WEDNESDAY
MORNING BETWEEN 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY
BECOME DANGEROUSLY AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING
WHEN VALUES MAY HOVER AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO.
CONDITIONS ON AREAS RIVERS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE
ICE JAM FLOODING...ESPECIALLY THIS WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES
MODERATE TO ABOVE FREEZING.
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