Good morning, Chicago! Bundle up because winter is showing no mercy today. I'm your weather anchor, bringing you the chilly scoop for Martin Luther King Day and beyond.
Let's talk about this arctic blast hitting our beautiful city. Overnight, temperatures are plummeting to a bone-chilling zero degrees Fahrenheit. Wind chills will make it feel like negative 18 degrees, so folks, this is serious cold we're dealing with.
For Martin Luther King Day, expect sunny skies but don't let that sunshine fool you. Temperatures will struggle to reach a high of only 10 degrees Fahrenheit, with wind chills still hovering around negative 18. Winds will be whipping from the west at around 15 miles per hour, with gusts up to 25 miles per hour.
Monday night brings occasional snow flurries before 3 am, transitioning to mostly cloudy skies and gradually clearing. Temperatures will drop to a frosty negative 4 degrees Fahrenheit, with wind chills dipping to a brutal negative 22.
Tuesday continues the cold trend with sunny skies and a high of just 4 degrees Fahrenheit. Wednesday offers a slight chance of snow after noon, with temperatures climbing to a more bearable 25 degrees Fahrenheit.
Looking ahead, we'll see temperatures gradually warming up. By Saturday, we might even hit a relatively balmy 35 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stay warm, Chicago! Dress in layers, protect exposed skin, and check on your neighbors and vulnerable community members during this extreme cold.
For more detailed information about this chilly forecast, check out the link in our show notes from the National Weather Service.
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