The stage appears set for quite a spectacle as the Bears and Saints hit the gridiron Sunday afternoon. Snow—potentially this winter’s 2nd heaviest in the city—upper teen wind chills and a biting SE wind—appear likely to rendezvous with the 2 p.m. kick-off.
Though the parade of newsmaking deadly winter storms which has assaulted the nation’s Heartland in quick succession over the past week has largely bypassed Chicago, the latest in the series, barring any unexpected last-minute changes, appears likely to produce a moderate 2-4” snowfall in Chicago Sunday. Only the Nov. 30-Dec. 1 snow has been heavier in the city, producing 6.3” at O’Hare and 3” at Midway.
The current forecast reasoning suggests the steadiest and potentially heaviest snow may fall from mid or late morning until mid-afternoon Sunday—through perhaps the first part of the Bears game—when snowfall is to become more occasional.
--By Tom Skilling, WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
