Another cold day on Sunday; milder temps and rain chances return next week
Any early morning flurries will move out of our area with increasing sunshine this afternoon.
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Any early morning flurries will move out of our area with increasing sunshine this afternoon.
Morning wind chill temperatures drop to the single-digits early Saturday, then high temperatures remain below freezing.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
A Wind Advisory for Friday with gusts to 45 mph is in effect.
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It will be slightly cooler on Thursday, but temperatures remain above the norm in the middle 40s.
Rain will be mostly light, though some downpours and thunderstorms are possible, especially south of Chicago.
Temperatures remain very mild throughout the work-week with highs in the 50s and 40s.
Throughout the rest of the workweek, highs will be approaching the upper 40s and lower 50s.
Highs on Monday reach the 50s, which is nearly 10 to 15 degrees above normal.
With these mild temperatures, expect the snowpack to continue to melt away.
Snow on the ground in Chicago will soon be gone as temperatures climb into the 40s for the next several days. Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the First Alert Weather forecast.
High temperatures will stay in the 40s for highs for much of the week, with some opportunities for rain shower activity.
Warmer temperatures will be sticking around for the next several days, with a couple chances for rain in the Chicago area next week. Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the First Alert Weather forecast.
For the first time in a week, temperatures will climb back above freezing this weekend. Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Temperatures are warming up after a long stretch of bitter cold in the Chicago area. Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
We'll enjoy lots of sunshine Saturday, then increasing clouds Sunday as highs rise into the 40s.
While still cold tonight, lows will fall to the teens. This is a huge improvement from earlier in the week.
Southwest winds and sunshine give our slow, steady warming trend a kick Friday into the weekend as high temperatures finally rise above freezing.
On Thursday morning, wind chills drop as low as -15 degrees.
By next week, high temperatures rise to the mid-40s in Chicago for the first time in more than three weeks.
Bitterly cold conditions are in place again Tuesday morning.
A cold weather advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. for wind chills of -15 to -25 degrees.
Actual air temperatures will fall below zero Monday night.
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