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A weather alert took effect Wednesday evening for snow squalls that may bring damaging winds, low visibility, and slick roadways on your evening commute
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A weather alert took effect Wednesday evening for snow squalls that may bring damaging winds, low visibility, and slick roadways on your evening commute
Wind chills Thursday morning will be very cold, between -5 and -15 degrees.
A relatively quiet day is ahead on Tuesday with highs closer to freezing underneath a partly cloudy sky.
The cold stretch continues for a few more days.
Overnight lows will drop back into the teens, feeling like the single digits at times.
We are tracking a very brief warm-up to near-normal temperatures Wednesday before another cold snap blows in.
Temperatures drop back down into the teens for lows tonight, and wind chills will be near 0.
Unseasonably cold weather continues to blow our way from Canada, with little changing in the temperature department until a brief "warm-up" next Wednesday.
Early morning clouds and flurries depart to give way to some afternoon sunshine.
After Chicago's coldest Thanksgiving Day in 10 years, temperatures get even colder through the holiday weekend.
Morning Turkey Trots will be brisk, with wind chills in the 20s.
If you are staying local in Chicago, whether that be getting to your holiday destination or have any last-minute grocery shopping to do, clouds will remain in the area.
A busy travel day is ahead and the weather looks to cooperate in Chicago.
The city's six community service warming centers operate Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A brief isolated shower is also in the forecast between 8 p.m. and midnight Tuesday night.
CBS News Chicago meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest 7-day forecast.
Get ready for temperatures to tumble into the 20s Monday night, and since it will be breezy with gusts near 30 mph, temperatures will feel like the teens at times through Tuesday.
The CBS News Chicago First Alert Weather team is also keeping track of a possible rain/snow combination Wednesday and Thanksgiving Thursday.
Clouds linger Sunday, and temperatures are above average
Cooler air returns this week with highs in the 30s starting Tuesday and that cold-air trend will continue through next weekend.
CBS News Chicago chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest 7-day forecast.
If you are planning on heading out to Millennium Park to see the Chicago Christmas Tree lighting, make sure to dress warm.
CBS News Chicago chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest 7-day forecast.
Snow on the ground is accumulating, creating slushy road conditions.
A cooler and windy day is ahead in Chicago with the first snow of the season approaching.
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