Blizzards, Sleet, Snow, Wind Chills… understanding how to survive winter in Illinois
Snow covered Crystal Lake Park in Urbana on December 5, 2025. National Weather Service
Today we're talking about winter weather in Illinois. Co-hosts Maddie Stover and Jeff Frame, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences professor talked with Nutrien and Illinois Public Media meteorologist Andrew Pritchard. They discussed the different weather warnings issued and what they all mean.



