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Chicago weather: Coldest day since mid-January

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Updated  December 12, 2024 5:50am CST
Weather Forecast
FOX 32 Chicago

Chicago weather: Thursday morning forecast

FOX 32's Mike Caplan breaks down today's weather outlook.

The Brief

    • Chicago faces frigid conditions today with wind chills as low as -14 degrees, though skies will stay mostly clear.
    • Warmer temperatures and rain are expected this weekend, with highs reaching the 40s by Saturday and Monday.

CHICAGO - Chicago opens today with wind chills between -4 and -14 degrees. 

Skies are clear and winds are still cranking. It will remain mostly sunny for the majority of the area today with more cloudiness south of I-80 as a light snowmaker impacts central Illinois. Highs will be in the mid-teens.

Tonight will be mainly clear with lows similar to where we are now-single digits with the lowest readings away from the urban heat island.  

Tomorrow won’t be as windy so wind chills will be less painful. Highs will eventually reach the mid 20s under mostly cloudy skies. Rain arrives on Saturday, now looking like mainly after noon. Temperatures should be safely above freezing at onset, climbing into the lower 40s. 

Any rain would end early Sunday morning with the rest of the day mainly cloudy and mild with highs in the mid 40s. Monday looks rainy again with highs not far from 50 degrees.

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