Watching lake effect showers Thursday while staying chilly and windy

By: Justin Thompson-Gee

Posted: Nov 12, 2026 7:07 AM CST

NOW: Watching lake effect showers Thursday while staying chilly and windy

Lake effect showers have developed over Lake Michigan Thursday morning, but could stay over the Lake and really impact NW Indiana the most. Locally, lakeside could still see a few rain showers or even light mix showers, but widespread flurries are not expected.

The bigger story will be the cold air. Temperatures are already chilly in the 30s Thursday morning and don't warm much with highs only reaching the low 40s for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A widespread freeze is expected Friday morning with temps lakeside hovering around freezing and inland areas getting into the upper 20s.

The wind will stay strong. Wednesday night we saw wind gusts get over 30 mph at times, and could be as high as 40 mph during the day Thursday. Friday remains breezy with a 10-20 mph wind, then a lighter wind finally returns for Friday out of the north from 5-15 mph.

The cold air will keep wind chill values in the teens and 20s during the morning hours and in the 30s during the afternoon hours.

Download the CBS 58 Weather app to track the potential for any flurries on Thursday and see how cold it gets where you live.