The Illinois Weather Podcast

Good evening! I'm Aaron Jolly. Welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast for Wednesday, February 25th. Folks, that sunshine today was a liar. A beautiful, blue sky liar. Step outside and that northwest wind bites through every layer you've got. We're at 37 degrees right now, but it feels closer to 27 on your face. Up in northern Illinois, highs only hit 35 degrees today. Sunny? Sure. But gusts near...

Good afternoon! I'm Aaron Jolly. Welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast for Wednesday, February 25th. Folks, step outside right now and you'll feel 28 degrees under a gray ceiling. But that ceiling is about to crack open.. And what comes next depends on where you're standing. Up in northern Illinois, sunshine wins the afternoon. High of 32 degrees, but west winds gusting to 15 miles an hour make...

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast. It's Wednesday, February 25th. That sunshine is lying to you. Don't trust it. Step outside and that west wind slices right through your coat like it's made of tissue paper. Folks, Chicagoland is sitting at 28 degrees right now. You'll climb to 36 by 2 P.M. under sunny skies. Sounds decent until that steady 12 miles an hour...

Good evening! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast for Tuesday, February 24th. Folks — winter is **not done** with us yet. Not even close. If you stepped outside today thinking spring was around the corner, the weather had a different opinion entirely. Here's what's happening across the state right now. Down in the Chicago area, you're dealing with temperatures hovering in...

Good afternoon! I'm Aaron Jolly. Welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast for Tuesday, February 24th. Folks, if your trash cans just rolled down the driveway.. That was only the preview. Gusts are pushing toward 40 miles an hour by late morning. And here's what matters. We've got elevated fire danger statewide this afternoon. Bone dry conditions, strong winds, low humidity. Any spark takes off runn...

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast. It's Tuesday, February 24th. Step outside right now and you're feeling 20 degrees. Enjoy that for about five minutes.. Because today's temperature is about to launch like a rocket. We're talking a 30 degree swing by this afternoon. But that warmth rides in on some serious wind. And the National Weather Service is flagging...

Good evening! I'm Aaron Jolly. And this is the Illinois Weather Podcast for Monday, February 23rd. Folks, tonight's cold is just the opening act. Right now you're feeling 25 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Enjoy the calm.. Because Illinois is about to pull off a 30 degree temperature swing in 24 hours. Tonight the bottom drops out. Northern Illinois sinks to 16 degrees. Central Illinois hits 18...

Good afternoon! I'm Aaron Jolly. Welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast for Monday, February 23rd. Right now you're feeling 21 degrees. Overcast. Biting. And that wind chill around 6 A.M. This morning? Seven degrees. Folks, that's the kind of cold that makes your teeth ache. Chicagoland sits under a stubborn cloud deck with a slight chance of snow showers before noon. Highs barely scratch 27 degr...

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast. It's Monday, February 23rd.. And winter is throwing one last tantrum before getting shown the door. Folks, step outside right now and you'll feel it. Chicagoland woke up at 20 degrees around 5 A.M. Northwest winds at 20 miles an hour make it feel like four degrees. Your high today? Only 27 degrees by 2 P.M. Tonight drops b...

Good evening! I'm Aaron Jolly. And this is the Illinois Weather Podcast for Sunday, February 22nd. Folks, winter just remembered it still has a job. That dusting of snow overnight? Just a warm up act. The real show starts this afternoon. Chicagoland, you're up first. Snow showers roll in around 4 P.M. Accumulations stay under half an inch. But the wind is the villain here. Northwest gusts hit 20 t...

Good afternoon! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast. It's Sunday, February 22nd. Folks, winter just sucker punched us. Step outside right now and you're hit with 23 degrees. But that wind? Northwest at 20 miles an hour, gusting to 30. Wind chills in the single digits. That's the kind of cold that makes your eyes water before you reach the mailbox. We picked up a dusting ov...

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly, and welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast. It's Sunday, February 22nd, and folks, winter just borrowed someone's megaphone. That wind is no joke this morning. Step outside and you're not feeling the actual 21 degrees in Chicago. You're feeling 13 degrees. That's the kind of cold that stings your earlobes before you reach the car. Central Illinois? Wind chills botto...

Good evening! I'm Aaron Jolly, and welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast. It's Saturday, February 21st. Folks, winter just called and said it's not done with us yet. Here's the deal. We've got two completely different stories playing out across the state tonight. Down in Chicagoland, snow showers are rolling in this afternoon. The heaviest stuff lands around 10 P.M. About a coin flip on whether...

Good evening, folks! I'm Aaron Jolly, and welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast for Saturday, February 21st. Here's the deal. February just pulled a fast one on us. Two inches of fresh snow on the ground this morning, and Chicago's about to get another round. Snow showers roll in around 13 degrees P.M. and hang around until about 13 degrees A.M., peaking near 10 P.M. It won't pile up much, maybe...

Good afternoon! I'm Aaron Jolly, and welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast. It's Saturday, February 17th. Folks, step outside right now and you'll feel winter doing its thing. Sharp air, bright sky, and here's the deal. Northern Illinois is shivering in the low 30s while Central Illinois sits comfortably in the upper 30s. Chicagoland splits the difference at 34 degrees. Classic Illinois temperat...

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly, and welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast. It's Saturday, February 17th, and folks, winter is reminding us who's boss. Step outside right now and you'll feel it. Northern Illinois wakes up at 23 degrees. Central Illinois sits at 24. Chicagoland's the warm kid in class at 28 degrees, but let's be honest. That's still the kind of cold that makes your nose hairs freez...

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly, and welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast. It's Friday, February 16th, and folks, the wind woke up before you did. Here's the deal. Northern Illinois is sitting at 34 degrees with gusts hitting 20 miles an hour. That's the kind of wind that steals your hat and doesn't apologize. Drive south into Chicagoland and you're at 35 degrees, but gusts punch up to 25 miles a...