Crystal Lake-Cary Week Ahead Weather: Snow Threatens

CRYSTAL LAKE-CARY, IL — We should expect to see some rough weather this week, with wet snow and wind dominating much of the week's forecast. Temperatures will be cold, with a high of 36 on Monday only to drop throughout the week.

Monday we will see precipitation much of the day, with a mix of snow and rain. Winds will be strong, with gusts as high as 35 mph Monday night.

Tuesday will clear up, but it will be bitterly cold with a high temperature of 19, brought down with wind chill values as low as 1, dropping to -1 throughout the night.

Snow may come back Wednesday, which is expected to turn into freezing rain late at night, and back to snow after midnight. The snow is expected to continue through Thursday morning, finally yielding to dry, partly sunny skies by Friday.

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook, warning residents of a high wind risk as well as a snow risk. The snow is expected north of the I-90 corridor.

See the full text of the hazardous weather outlook here.

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

Today:
A chance of snow after 1pm, mixing with rain after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight:
A chance of snow before 10pm, then a chance of flurries after 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday:
A chance of flurries before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night:
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday:
A chance of flurries between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night:
A slight chance of snow before 9pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 9pm and 1am, then a slight chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday:
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

Thursday Night:
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Friday:
Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

Friday Night:
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

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