Weather
Major Warmup Expected For Chicago Area
Could it dampen the Chicago area's chances of a white Christmas?
Dreams of a white Christmas might be fading with warmer temperatures expected for the Chicago area this week.
The week will start chilly (although warmer than the weekend) on Monday, which has a high of 25 degrees. It will be blustery, and blowing and drifting snow is expected south of the Kankakee River.
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The remaining snow will most likely melt starting Tuesday. Temperatures will start to warm on Tuesday, which has a high of 38 degrees, according to the current forecast.
Wednesday will be even warmer, with a high of 40 degrees, and showers/drizzle are expected Wednesday night and could continue into Thursday. Thursday will also have highs in the 40s, "but a strong cold front will deliver another brief period of colder weather Thursday night and Friday," the weather service said.
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Friday will have a high of 32 degrees, and should remain cloudy and dry.
Here is a more detailed look at the weather this week, per the weather service:
MONDAY: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -12. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT :Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: A 50 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy.
THURSDAY: Rain likely before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Breezy.
FRIDAY: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
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