Chicago weather: Bitter cold with wind chills as low as -15
Bitter cold with double-digit negative wind chills possible Thursday night. Lows in the single digits before wind.
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Bitter cold with double-digit negative wind chills possible Thursday night. Lows in the single digits before wind.
Wind gusts of 81 mph were reported in Valparaiso, Indiana.
A Wind Advisory is in effect from 6 p.m. Sunday evening until midnight for the potential for wind gusts as high as 50 miles per hour.
The day will become mostly sunny, with temperatures settling in at a cooler-than-normal 43.
Part of the roof at Frankie Woods McCullough Academy, a public school located at 3757 W. 21st Ave., was torn off, damaging the gymnasium and several classrooms.
Friday's highs will reach the upper 50s in the city and the low 60s in the south suburbs.
A line of severe storms triggered multiple tornado warnings in the Chicago area Wednesday afternoon.
This morning, light snow is possible, with an inch or so of accumulation.
The week ahead looks great, but a front will bring rain by Friday night/Saturday.
With these mild temperatures, expect the snowpack to continue to melt away.
Falling temperatures will happen by the afternoon, followed by bitter cold for two days.
A snowstorm Wednesday into Thursday looks to have a lot of moisture associated with it, meaning at least a few inches of accumulating snow right now is looking more likely.
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.
Actual air temperatures Sunday night will dip to a low around -2, while highs Monday afternoon will peak toward 10 degrees.