Chicago weather: Arctic air brings dangerous wind chills, closes schools

Chicago weather: Arctic air brings dangerous wind chills, closes schools

Dangerous cold continues across Chicago through Saturday, with snow arriving this weekend and road conditions likely worsening into early next week.

Dangerous cold continues across Chicago through Saturday, with snow arriving this weekend and road conditions likely worsening into early next week.

What’s causing 'exploding trees' in the Chicago area?

What’s causing 'exploding trees' in the Chicago area?

There’s a phenomenon sweeping social media that you may have seen — or even searched for — called “exploding trees."

There’s a phenomenon sweeping social media that you may have seen — or even searched for — called “exploding trees."

The lowest wind chill ever recorded

The lowest wind chill ever recorded

A New Hampshire mountain holds the record for the lowest wind chill ever recorded in the U.S.

A New Hampshire mountain holds the record for the lowest wind chill ever recorded in the U.S.

What to do if your flight gets canceled due to winter storms

What to do if your flight gets canceled due to winter storms

Flight cancellations are likely this weekend as a massive winter storm is expected to cripple much of the U.S. 

Flight cancellations are likely this weekend as a massive winter storm is expected to cripple much of the U.S. 

Your pre-snow (or ice) storm shopping list

Your pre-snow (or ice) storm shopping list

Roughly 150 million Americans are under winter weather watches or warnings for extreme cold as a potentially catastrophic ice storm will stretch from New Mexico to the Carolinas.

Roughly 150 million Americans are under winter weather watches or warnings for extreme cold as a potentially catastrophic ice storm will stretch from New Mexico to the Carolinas.

Another round of snow before extreme cold hits Chicago area

Another round of snow before extreme cold hits Chicago area

As many of us turn our focus to Friday’s extreme cold, some people first had to deal with another round of snow Thursday morning.

As many of us turn our focus to Friday’s extreme cold, some people first had to deal with another round of snow Thursday morning.

Icy roads and bitter cold grip the Chicago area
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Icy roads and bitter cold grip the Chicago area

Good Day Chicago’s Roseanne Tellez talks with residents about snow-covered roads, early-morning plowing, and how people are dealing with the cold.

Good Day Chicago’s Roseanne Tellez talks with residents about snow-covered roads, early-morning plowing, and how people are dealing with the cold.

How to protect your home during Chicago’s extreme cold
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How to protect your home during Chicago’s extreme cold

A heating and cooling expert shares practical tips to prevent frozen pipes, furnace failures and poor indoor air quality as an extreme cold warning takes effect.

A heating and cooling expert shares practical tips to prevent frozen pipes, furnace failures and poor indoor air quality as an extreme cold warning takes effect.

Chicago weather: Late week wind chills could drop to -35 in Chicagoland

Chicago weather: Late week wind chills could drop to -35 in Chicagoland

An Extreme Cold Watch has been issued for all of northeast Illinois from late Thursday night until midday Friday for wind chills as low as -35.

An Extreme Cold Watch has been issued for all of northeast Illinois from late Thursday night until midday Friday for wind chills as low as -35.

Do trees actually explode from 'extreme' cold?

Do trees actually explode from 'extreme' cold?

Can trees really explode in the extreme cold? Rumors are spreading on social media that the frigid temperatures in the Upper Midwest this week could mean exploding trees. FOX 9's Cody Matz breaks down this viral claim.

Can trees really explode in the extreme cold? Rumors are spreading on social media that the frigid temperatures in the Upper Midwest this week could mean exploding trees. FOX 9's Cody Matz breaks down this viral claim.