7:00 AM | **"Siberian express" arrives later today with increasing winds and possible snow showers...bitter cold tonight and Friday...potential big problems late Sunday night/Monday with snow and/or ice**
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Becoming partly sunny and increasingly windy, cold with possible late morning and afternoon snow showers, maybe even a brief heavier burst of snow; especially, across the northern suburbs, highs in the low 30’s
Tonight
Mostly clear, breezy and brutally cold, lows in the single digits
Friday
Mostly sunny, breezy, still brutally cold with highs temperatures in the low 20’s which is nearly 25 degrees below normal, wind chills below zero
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, very cold, lows in the lower teens
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, not as cold, chance for a couple of snow or rain showers, mid 30’s
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, cold, chance for some snow, ice and/or rain during the day, but the heavier stuff arrives overnight likely in the form of snow, low-to-mid 30’s
Monday
Mostly cloudy, cold, snow and sleet likely, may change to all snow late, low 30’s
Tuesday
Becoming partly sunny, very cold, breezy, upper 20's; brutally cold at night
Discussion
A strong cold front will arrive later today with increasing winds, possible snow showers, and maybe even a brief heavier snow squall across the northern suburbs. The air mass behind this front originated in Siberia last week, crossed the North Pole, and will drop temperatures overnight into the single digits in most locations. Friday will continue with the brutally cold conditions as high temperatures struggle to pass the 20 degree mark - some 25 degrees below normal for this time of year - and wind chills will be below zero.
By the weekend, attention will turn to the west as the remnants of two California storms will head towards the east coast. The first system will weaken as it crosses the country and might only produce some scattered snow or rain showers in the eastern states on Saturday. The second and stronger system will arrive late Sunday into Monday at the same time Arctic cold is slowly filtering southward from our north. The result could be big problems around here from late Sunday night into Monday with significant snow and/or ice possible. More brutally cold air will follow this upcoming storm by the middle of next week.
Finally, more information as to how cold this winter has been for the Upper Midwest...Chicago, Illinois is likely to end up with its third coldest winter ever (December through February time period) and Duluth, Minnesota is having its coldest winter since the 70's...thats the 1870's!
Video
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