After a pre-holiday storm brought snow, dangerous cold and high winds to the Chicago area, making travel hazardous, canceling hundreds of flights and forcing changes in weekend plans, what can you expect for the holiday weekend itself?
With temps staying below zero Friday, bringing wind chills to near -40 degrees, strong winds and continued cold will keep things bitter for both Saturday and Sunday. Air temperatures will struggle to break 10 degrees Fahrenheit both days, making for one of the chilliest Christmases on record in the Chicago area. With stronger winds persisting, the feels like temperatures will remain significantly colder and also continue the threat of blowing snow.
A clipper system could also move through the region late Sunday night and into Monday, bringing another chance of accumulating snow and possibly hazardous travel conditions, according to the National Weather Service.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters. The cold stretch will only last through this weekend before temperatures warm into next week. A clipper system will move through the region on late Sunday night into Monday bringing another chance of accumulating snow and possibly hazardous travel conditions to the area.
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