Algonquin-LITH MLK Day Weekend Weather: Cold Is Back

ALGONQUIN-LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL — We all knew it wouldn't last forever. After a week of mostly warm temperatures, winter has come back, dropping high temperatures to a maximum of 22 over the weekend.

Friday's morning flurries will give way to a mostly sunny, but chilly and windy day, with a high of 22 degrees and gusts as high as 30 mph. Wind chill values will drop to -10 Friday night.

Saturday and Sunday will be sunny for the most part, but don't let that fool you. The wind will be a factor, dropping Saturday's high of 15 to a wind chill value of -9. Sunday will be chilly, and potentially drop some snow on us with an 80 percent chance of precipitation after 7 p.m.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day we can expect snow in the morning and a high temperature near 20.

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook Friday, warning of an elevated excessive cold risk from Friday through Sunday, and a limited snow risk on Saturday and Sunday.

Below is your full weekend weather forecast via the National Weather Service.

Today
Scattered flurries before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -10. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -9. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -7. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Light west southwest wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night
Snow, mainly after 7pm. Low around 14. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

M.L.King Day
Snow, mainly before 7am. High near 20. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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