Forecast Summary

Meteorologist Ray Stagich
WLS-AM
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Looking like a full-fledged arctic landscape the rest of the week. Very cold air(bitterly cold by the weekend) and more snow on the way Friday into saturday…..maybe some mixed precip….then even COLDER for the Bears game Sunday!!!!

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 14 2016 – SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 421 PM CST
DECEMBER 15 2016 – SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 421 PM CST

***…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /10 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM CST /11 AM EST/ THURSDAY…

* WIND CHILL VALUES…15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS…FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE
AS 30 MINUTES. AVOID PROLONGED TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE 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.

Today | Bitterly cold. A mix of clouds and sun. Windy with wind chills in the teens below zero this morning. High 19F. Winds W at 15 to 25 mph.

Tonight | Clear skies. Low -2F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.

Tomorrow | Bitter cold morning…with wind chills 20-30 below…Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny, breezy and frigid….. High 7F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.

Tomorrow night | Cloudy skies with a few snow showers later at night. Low 2F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 30%.

Friday | A few afternoon snow showers. Highs in the low 20s with temperatures nearly steady overnight.

Saturday | Snow showers. Highs in the mid-20s and lows -9 to -5F.

Sunday | Partly cloudy. Highs -3 to 1F and lows -18 to -14F.

Monday | More sun than clouds. Highs in the upper single digits and lows -6 to -2F.

Tuesday | Sunny. Highs in the low 20s and lows in the mid teens.