Grayslake MLK Day Weekend Weather: Cold Is Back

GRAYSLAKE, 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 -8 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 -8. 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 22. Blustery, with a north wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -7. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

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

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

M.L.King Day
Snow likely before noon, then a slight chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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