Temperatures are expected rise across the zero mark at about 9:00 a.m. Thursday morning with a high of 6 degrees from about noon to 1:00 p.m. A Wind Chill high of -12 degrees is forecast for about 1:00 p.m. The Thursday/Friday overnight low is expected to hit -9 (-28 Wind Chill) at midnight through 2:00 a.m. Then a warmup is forecast for Friday with a high of 24 degrees.
Dangerous wind chill conditions as you head out this morning in the #Chicago area. Cover up from head to toe! pic.twitter.com/FfQZrU5s71
— NBC's Storm Team 5 (@NBCStormTeam5) January 23, 2014
Gusty winds from the northwest are forecast to range from 24 to 28 MPH most of the day Thursday until 4:00 p.m. Gusty winds are forecast to return on Friday — starting about 4:00 a.m. Wind gusts from the southwest are expected to peak at about 1:00 p.m. Friday at 45 mph.
TOP SNOWIEST SEASON: 2013-2014 Winter season is ranked the 3rd snowiest for #Chicago. So far, 44.8" snow has fallen pic.twitter.com/2Cz1BvcEQv
— NBC's Storm Team 5 (@NBCStormTeam5) January 22, 2014
NBC STORM TEAM: 2013-2014 Winter season is ranked the 3rd snowiest for Chicago.
At least 1.5 inches of snowfall is forecast overnight Friday/Saturday starting at about 6:00 p.m.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
412 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014
…DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING…
.ARCTIC AIR HAS RETURNED TO THE AREA WITH TEMPERATURES STARTING THE
DAY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30
MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW
ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUSLY COLD AT 20 BELOW THROUGH
LATE THIS MORNING. THEN TEMPERATURES WILL COOL ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT
COOL TO SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW ZERO WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS TO 25
MPH. THE COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILLS VALUES TO QUICKLY FALL TO AROUND
20 TO 30 BELOW AGAIN TONIGHT.
LAKE IL-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-
LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WAUKEGAN…WHEATON…CHICAGO…OTTAWA…
OSWEGO…MORRIS…JOLIET…KANKAKEE…PONTIAC…WATSEKA…
PAXTON…GARY…VALPARAISO…MOROCCO…RENSSELAER…FOWLER
412 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014 /512 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014/
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM
EST/ TODAY…
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM CST /11 AM EST/ FRIDAY…
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM CST /11 AM EST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY…
* WIND CHILL VALUES…THROUGH THIS MORNING 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.
FOR TONIGHT WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.
* IMPACTS…FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF
MINUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
BRING PETS INDOORS.
http://maps.google.com/?q=&t=h&z=17&layer=t
Become a fan of The Cardinal weather page. Submit your pictures or just stay up-to-date on weather topics — go direct to the Arlington Cardinal Weather photos. For a list of all of The Cardinal Facebook fan pages, go to Arlingtoncardinal.com/about/facebook …