Near record warmth with highs in the 50s on Thursday in Chicago
Highs will be near 55 degrees. The record of 55 degrees was set in 1988.
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Highs will be near 55 degrees. The record of 55 degrees was set in 1988.
Highs are expected to be in the lower 40s on Wednesday with breezy conditions.
Winds late in the morning and during the afternoon are expected to gust over 40 mph from the southwest.
Partly cloudy and very windy on Monday.
Highs will top out near 30 degrees, but since it'll be breezy, feels-like temperatures throughout the afternoon will primarily be in the teens.
A few flurries are possible Saturday night, but the chance is minor.
A pair of cold fronts will bring chances for flurries tonight into Saturday morning and again Saturday evening and night.
Some light morning snow is possible as the overnight snow system exits the area.
Feels like conditions are ranging from 10 to 20 degrees below zero.
Another arctic cold day with single digits is ahead for the Chicago area.
Chicago's actual low of -5 degrees is forecasted by Tuesday morning, with a few passing snow flurries.
A cold weather advisory is in effect until noon.
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Actual air temperatures Sunday night will dip to a low around -2, while highs Monday afternoon will peak toward 10 degrees.
Temps continue falling for the next few days.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
A cold front arrives Friday night, switching the winds to a northerly direction and sending temperatures down.
Thursday's highs will be in the upper 30s with clouds and a few flurries possible.
Light fluffy snowflakes are expected overnight, with lows in the teens feeling like the single digits.
Due to a northwesterly wind, wind chills will range from -5 to -15 degrees overnight throughout the start of Tuesday morning.
Overnight Sunday into Monday, temperatures are expected to drop to the low teens, but due to breezy conditions, wind chill values will drop as low as -5 late Sunday night through Monday morning.
Only minor amounts of snow are expected through Sunday afternoon, likely less than an inch.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Expect a few snow flurries today before snow showers arrive after midnight tonight due to a clipper system.
Snowfall is expected to ramp up during the Friday morning rush.
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