(11:45PM – Monday, December 8th, 2025) High winds expected on Wednesday…
⏰Timing…
•Early Wednesday Morning – Early Wednesday Afternoon, December 10th.
📍Location…
•Much of Illinois.
💨Hazard…
•Peak high wind gusts of 35-50MPH will be likely across the state during this timeframe, with locally higher wind gusts of 50MPH possible across Northwestern/Western Illinois.
•Winds will be westerly to northwesterly.
•The high winds will have the potential to blow around light-weight/loose items and may cause isolated tree damage.
✔️Summary…
•As a clipper storm system moves through the region, strong cold air advection will occur across the state on the backside of the storm system. With a strong low-level jet and adequate atmospheric mixing, a period of high synoptic winds will be likely across portions of the state from early Wednesday morning through early Wednesday afternoon.

