ABC57 First Warning Neighborhood Weather Forecast
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Bitter cold begins tonight across Michiana. Lows will fall to near zero degrees with morning wind chills near -20 possible. The cold does not let up on Friday, with HIGHS in the mid-single digits. There will also be some lake effect snow on Friday. Berrien and LaPorte counties will likely pick up close to four inches of snow, with around two inches possible farther inland in spots like South Bend. Some travel impacts from the snow are possible, especially for Friday evening. The lake effect will wrap up Saturday morning.
The coldest air of the season will arrive Friday night into Saturday morning. Most, if not all, of Michiana will see temperatures dip below zero. Lows in South Bend will likely fall to around -5 degrees. If you live in a spot away from the lake (and associated cloud cover), your thermometer could dip quite a bit lower. Bottom line: the greatest risk for cold-related issues will be early Saturday morning. Temperatures don't get much warmer afterwards, but temperatures should stay above zero moving forward.
Attention then turns to a huge winter storm set to impact around half of the continental United States Sunday. With the system snow (potential winter storm), most models save the biggest totals and greatest impacts for spots south of Michiana. However, areas along and south of US-30 will likely pick up 3+ inches of snow, with lower amounts to the north, through Sunday. If you miss out on the system snow, you'll likely pick up some lake effect snow on Monday.
Stay tuned to ABC57 for the very latest on this plethora of winter threats heading into this weekend.
Tonight: Bitterly cold. Low 0. Wind chills near -20 possible.
Friday: Bitterly cold with lake effect snow. High 4. Wind chills near -20 possible. Dangerously cold at night. Low -4.
Saturday. Cloudy and very cold. High 8.
Sunday: Cloudy with snow. High 14.