Chicago weather: Extremely cold, wind chills well below zero
Extremely cold Monday night with wind chills making it feel like -5 to -15 degrees. Lows in the low single digits.
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Extremely cold Monday night with wind chills making it feel like -5 to -15 degrees. Lows in the low single digits.
Lake effect snow will impact areas in Northwest Indiana on Thursday.
Northwest Indiana could see over six inches of lake-effect snow by Thursday morning, while a snow squall snarled Chicago's Wednesday morning commute.
Chicago weather turned from regular winter to sudden white out conditions as a snow squall hit the city during the Wednesday morning commuter.
A flash flood warning has been issued until 10 p.m. for central Cook County, DuPage County, and northwestern Will County.
A rare January storm system is set to bring soaking rain, thunder and even a low risk of tornadoes Thursday afternoon and evening.
Get the latest seven day forecast from our First Alert Weather team.
Get the latest seven day forecast from our First Alert Weather team.
Chicago started the last Monday morning of 2025 with nasty wind and snow.
Newton and Jasper counties were at the center of tornado warnings Sunday afternoon.
Get the latest seven day forecast from our First Alert Weather team.
Cloudy and breezy Monday with highs in the low 40s. Get the latest seven day forecast from our First Alert Weather team.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
Chicago weather this weekend will be frigid, with wind chills pushing temperatures below zero into the double digits.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
The early-season winter storm that pounded the Chicago area had moved on for most of the area by just before noon Sunday, but persisted in Northwest Indiana.
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued starting Friday night for a snowstorm that could drop 10 inches or more of snow across the area this weekend.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
Noticeably, unseasonably, warmer Friday. Highs in the mid-60s.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
The Chicago area and parts of Indiana got socked with a massive and unseasonable snowfall Sunday night into Monday morning, and it was not over as the morning commute began.
Snow ends by mid-afternoon, and skies become sunny, but it will stay cold Monday. Get the latest seven day forecast from our First Alert Weather team.
Increasingly cloudy with isolated showers Friday night. Lows in the low 40s.
Partly cloudy and mild Tuesday night with lows in the low 50s.
Conditions will be partly cloudy Thursday night with a low of 41.
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Extremely cold Monday night with wind chills making it feel like -5 to -15 degrees. Lows in the low single digits.
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