A map from the National Weather Service showed the snow in western counties, including parts of Lake and Cook, through 9 a.m. Through 11 a.m., snow was expected to fall in Central Cook, Will and Kankakee Counties, moving into Northwest Indiana by 11 a.m.
Trainings for Illinois residents looking to join the National Weather Service's severe storm spotter program will be held virtually for the first time this year. There will also be in-person Community Weather Preparedness training sessions.
Classes were canceled Wednesday for Maine South High School in Park Ridge, after a sprinkler line water pipe burst before the school day started. Students were allowed to stay in common areas of the school for the day. About 2,600 students were affected.
As Chicago braces for dangerously cold temperatures, you may notice some changes in the weather advisories issued by the National Weather Service.
National Weather Service officials are expecting up to an inch of snow Wednesday morning as temperatures hover slightly about 10 degrees in Chicago. Officials said snow fall was expected mainly between 11 a.
Both Monday and Tuesday are non-attendance days for Chicago Public Schools students. Wind chills will be -15 to -30 Tuesday morning and -10 to -20 Wednesday morning.
Monday, the temperature is expected to drop to minus 3 at O’Hare International Airport. A low of minus 7 is expected at O’Hare Tuesday.
The National Weather Service issued two advisories from 6 p.m. Sunday to noon Monday, and from 9 p.m. Monday to noon Tuesday.
The city of Chicago is expecting to see some snow on Wednesday, but will it be enough to bring the city closer to a typical January in that department?
Both Monday and Tuesday are non-attendance days for Chicago Public Schools students. The weather is also keeping mechanics busy. The owner of Wells Automotive Service Frank Guske said the low tire pressure warning light will often times turn on during cold snaps.
A cold weather advisory has been extended across the entire Chicago area, with warmer temperatures slowly creeping into the forecast.