Chicago weather: Frigid, windy conditions ahead with extreme cold alerts in effect
Kaitlin Cody has your weather update!
Kaitlin Cody has your weather update!
Metra adjusts train schedules ahead of extreme cold | ChicagoLIVE
Metra warns of reduced service due to frigid temperatures, with crews taking extra steps to protect tracks and equipment.
Metra warns of reduced service due to frigid temperatures, with crews taking extra steps to protect tracks and equipment.
Chicago Polar Plunge canceled due to extreme cold, club says
The 2026 Chicago Polar Plunge has been canceled due to the dangerously cold weather expected to hit the Chicago area in the coming days.
The 2026 Chicago Polar Plunge has been canceled due to the dangerously cold weather expected to hit the Chicago area in the coming days.
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
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
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
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-area schools announce closures, shifts to E-learning due to extreme cold
An extreme cold snap has led to multiple Chicago-area schools closing on Friday.
An extreme cold snap has led to multiple Chicago-area schools closing on Friday.
Chicago weather: Dangerous cold settles in with snow this weekend
Chicago faces dangerous cold through Friday with subzero wind chills, followed by the possibility of disruptive snow this weekend.
Chicago faces dangerous cold through Friday with subzero wind chills, followed by the possibility of disruptive snow this weekend.
Chicago weather: Thursday morning forecast
FOX 32's Mike Caplan breaks down today's weather outlook.
FOX 32's Mike Caplan breaks down today's weather outlook.
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.
Chicago weather: Late week wind chills could drop to -35 in Chicagoland
Emily Wahls has your weather update!
Emily Wahls has your weather update!
Chicago weather: Wind gusts with more chances of snow tonight
Today we have partly to mostly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the mid 20s to mid 30s. It will be a touch gusty with wind to 25 mph.
Today we have partly to mostly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the mid 20s to mid 30s. It will be a touch gusty with wind to 25 mph.
Chicago weather: Wind gusts with more chances of snow tonight
Fox Chicago Meteorologist Kaitlin Cody has the forecast for Jan. 21, 2026.
Fox Chicago Meteorologist Kaitlin Cody has the forecast for Jan. 21, 2026.
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.
Ted Cruz spotted on a plane to Laguna Beach ahead of Texas winter storm
A photo of Senator Ted Cruz on a plane to Laguna Beach as Texas braces for a winter storm is drawing a lot of attention.
A photo of Senator Ted Cruz on a plane to Laguna Beach as Texas braces for a winter storm is drawing a lot of attention.
Chicago weather: Light snow ends as extreme cold looms
Chicago is facing an end to light snow followed by a sharp plunge into extreme cold, with subzero temperatures and dangerous wind chills possible later this week.
Chicago is facing an end to light snow followed by a sharp plunge into extreme cold, with subzero temperatures and dangerous wind chills possible later this week.
Chicago weather: Wednesday morning forecast
FOX 32's Mike Caplan breaks down today's weather outlook.
FOX 32's Mike Caplan breaks down today's weather outlook.
Chicago Weather: Accumulating snowfall could impact Wednesday commute
Fox Chicago Meteorologist Emily Wahls has the forecast for Jan. 20, 2026.
Fox Chicago Meteorologist Emily Wahls has the forecast for Jan. 20, 2026.
Chicago weather: Snow could impact Wednesday morning commute
Parts of the Chicago area can expect multiple inches of snow that could impact the morning commute on Wednesday.
Parts of the Chicago area can expect multiple inches of snow that could impact the morning commute on Wednesday.