Chicago faces more frigid temperatures

CHICAGO - Clear skies and light winds have allowed Chicago temperatures to go into the tank once again, especially in areas where there’s a little bit of snow on the ground. 

As of 3:30 a.m., the coldest temperatures are Waukegan, where it is 3 degrees, and Kankakee, where it is 4 degrees. 

Today will be sunny to partly cloudy with high temperatures in the mid to perhaps upper 20s. Tonight we’ll see increasing cloud cover, and light snow moving in from the south and west sometime before dawn.

Tomorrow we will see a light accumulation of snow, but just enough to impact the morning commute. I expect anywhere from a half-inch far north to perhaps 2 inches or so far south of Chicago. Snow will be over by the afternoon commute with high temperatures having topped out close to 30 degrees.

On Saturday we will have a mostly to partly sunny day with high temperatures, flirting with 30 degrees once again. Sunday presents another opportunity for light snow with perhaps 1 inch of accumulation and high temperatures again not far from 30. 

Another blast of arctic air comes in early next week, likely to hang on most of the week with high temperatures struggling to hit 20 degrees on Monday and Tuesday.