Crystal Lake, Cary MLK Day Weekend Weather: Cold Is Back

CRYSTAL LAKE-CARY, 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 21 over the weekend.

Friday's morning flurries will give way to a mostly sunny, but chilly and windy day, with a high of 21 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 14 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.

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
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as 1. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. 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 14. Wind chill values as low as -9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -9. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night
Snow. Low around 14. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

M.L.King Day
A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19.

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