Even though temperatures peaked in the lower 50s across much of the Chicago area
Sunday, clouds and dampness coupled with strong south winds made it feel a lot
colder. The thaw removed much of the area's lingering ice and snow, but that was
quickly replaced by a burst of freezing rain and snow that swept northern Illinois on
Sunday night as a powerful arctic blast sent temperatures crashing more than 35
degrees in just a few hours.
Burlington, Iowa, reached a balmy 62 degrees at 3 p.m. Sunday, but by evening was
glazed by freezing rain with temperatures in the upper 20s.
Monday's daytime readings here should get no higher than the teens. Windchills will be
below zero as west-northwest winds gust in excess of 30 m.p.h.
MORE SNOW AND COLD ON THE WAY
With cold air firmly in place across the area, Chicago is facing at least three episodes of
wintry precipitation this week.
Several inches of snow are expected to fall here Tuesday night, followed by a wintry
mix by late Thursday and another round of snow late Saturday. By Sunday, a strong
arctic surge threatens the city's first subzero weather of the season.
--By Steve Kahn, WGN Weather Center Meteorologist
