Chicago weather: Colder with possible flurries on Saturday
Colder air filters in with lighter winds overnight, though a narrow band of light snow could develop toward daybreak Saturday. Skies look gray on Saturday with a few flurries possible at times.
Saturday night into Sunday the weather turns far more active again as another rapidly strengthening storm system approaches the Great Lakes. Temperatures may actually rise overnight Saturday and surge into the upper 50s to mid-60s Sunday despite heavy clouds, due to strong southerly winds. Periods of thunderstorms are possible during the day, and there is a level 2 out of 5 severe weather risk Sunday afternoon mainly east of Interstate 55 where a narrow line of storms could produce widespread damaging wind gusts.
Here is your 7-day forecast:
Saturday: Flurries. High: 39, Low: 38
Sunday: Severe storms late. High: 63, Low: 21
Monday: Snow, windy. High: 27, Low: 10
Tuesday: Wind chill -5 to -15. High: 23, Low: 18
Wednesday: AM snow showers. High: 44, Low: 34
Thursday: Mostly cloudy. High: 51, Low: 35
Friday: Mostly cloudy. High: 50, Low: 37
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