Illinois Weather

Police in Livingston County said conditions “quickly deteriorated.”

Startling images and videos captured a wild scene in parts of Illinois where massive dust clouds could be seen as warnings were issued in several counties, including parts of the Chicago area. (Courtesy: Stephanie Alderson Heppe in Normal, Illinois)

Motorists in parts of central Illinois could encounter blowing dust as farmers prep their fields and gusty winds hammer the region.

Kevin Jeanes has the latest forecast.

Ahead of Earth Week, NBC Chicago’s Kate Chappell is taking a look at last year’s weather impact and what’s to come

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast for the Chicago area.

Get used to the sub-zero temperatures, Chicago — while a warm-up is on the way, an ‘Arctic blast’ will move back in for awhile.

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast.

Light, fluffy snow was falling across Chicago area Tuesday morning, with some “minor accumulations” expected through mid-morning, NBC 5 Meteorologist Alicia Roman said.

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast.

After the snow, a cold front will race across the Chicago area Tuesday, sending ‘feels-like’ temperatures below zero.

A dangerous winter storm that has gripped the midwest and south is now impacting the northeast and Atlantic coast states with snow and ice and bone-chilling cold and wind chills.

While Northeastern Illinois was under a winter weather advisory with lake effect snow expected Monday, Washington County in downstate Illinois was under a shelter-in-place order after a major winter storm brought “life-threatening weather conditions” with snow, ice, power outages, and major travel impacts, with spin-outs and crashes.

Snow, ice and potentially severe weather are slated to hit parts of the Midwest this week, but there will likely be a sharp cut-off line for snow when the system hits.

The major winter storm moving across the Central Plains will bring heavy snow bands to Illinois, with potential impacts in the Chicago area.

A major snowstorm will move across the Central Plains this weekend, bringing heavy snow, ice and potentially hazardous travel conditions to multiple Midwest states, including Illinois. But when exactly is it set to arrive, and where?

Snow, ice and potentially severe weather are slated to hit parts of the Midwest this week, but there will likely be a sharp cut-off line for snow when the system hits.

Kevin Jeanes has the latest update on the forecast for the Chicago area heading into the weekend.

Some parts of the Chicago area were waking up to light snow showers Friday morning, with a cold and blustery day ahead followed by sub-zero wind chills and the potential for more snow to fall as a winter storm moves into Illinois.

A major winter storm system across Missouri and Kansas this weekend is set to dump heavy snow across the central plains through early next week, the National Weather Service said, with as much as a foot of snow possible in Illinois.