Wind chills of up to 15 degrees below zero hit the Chicago area Tuesday morning, with the National Weather Service warning of “extreme cold temperatures” throughout the day.
Wind chills of 10 degrees below to 15 degrees below zero will continue throughout the mid-morning in portions of north central and northeast Illinois as well as northwest Indiana, the weather service said.
Fluffy, accumulating snow is also expected to blanket the area late Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning, particularly near and north of Interstate 80. Roads may become slick during the morning commute.
A cold front will again move through Wednesday evening bringing snow showers and wind gusts up to 35 miles per hour, which may cause blowing and drifting snow. Dangerous cold weather will return later this week, the weather service warned.
