Chicago could see snow Monday before temperatures start to drop into the teens, according to the National Weather Service.
Snow is expected south of I-80 Sunday night and into Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Lake effect snow — between 1 and 4 inches — is then expected to hit the city and surrounding areas early Monday morning until about 7 p.m., said Zachary Yack, National Weather Service meteorologist.
“But there’s still a little bit of uncertainty about how much snow there will be,” Yack told the Sun-Times on Saturday afternoon.
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Wind chills could drop as low as zero Sunday due to blustery winds that will come along with the snow, Yack said. Gusts up to 30 mph are expected throughout the day Monday before subsiding in the late afternoon. Temps Monday are forecast to be in the low teens.
Following the snow, temperatures are slated to get much colder, with lows expected to drop to 16 degrees Tuesday and 14 degrees Wednesday night.
“It will definitely get cooler through the week,” Yack said. “We’re probably going to be stuck in this colder pattern for the middle part of January.”
Cloudy skies are anticipated to stick around through the end of the week, with lows hovering around 20 degrees.