Fresh Snow and Temperature Outlook Ahead of Christmas Day

If you are looking for fresh snow by Christmas morning or are curious about potential travel disruptions, the best chances for at least 1" of new snowfall early this week exist across the mountainous West, Great Lakes, and Northeast. Otherwise, temperatures this last full week of December will average above normal for much of the lower 48 states. Read More >

This page serves as a launching pad to NWS preparedness information. There is NWS-wide content available at the robust weather.gov/safety that we highly recommend. Some further preparedness content localized for northern Illinois, including Chicago, and northwest Indiana can be found below.