ELGIN, IL — We can expect a rough weekend as far as the weather is concerned. There is a 90 percent chance of snow Friday night with wind gusts as high as 20 mph, making driving dangerous. We'll likely get one or two inches of snow accumulation.
Saturday will be chilly with a high temperature around 26. The brisk temperature will combine with wind gusts up to 30 mph, blowing around Friday evening's snow.
Sunday will calm down a bit, but not much. The forecast says a high temperature around 33 with consistent winds, gusting up to 20 mph.
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The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook, warning of snowy conditions Friday and windy conditions Saturday.
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Below is your full weekend weather forecast via the National Weather Service.
Today:
Partly sunny, with a high near 33. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight:
Snow, mainly between 9pm and 3am. Low around 23. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Saturday:
Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night:
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday:
Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night:
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
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