Chicagoans will experience single-digit windchills today as gusty northwest winds usher in a cold Canadian-source high pressure air mass. The sun's impact will be diminished as it reflects off the fresh 2-to-5-inch snow cover in place after Saturday's storm. Winds will diminish Monday as the eastward-moving center of high pressure passes overhead.
By Tuesday, strengthening southerly flow will allow the return of milder air, but clouds will be increasing as low pressure develops in the central Plains and moves this way. Despite clouds and showers, Wednesday could well be the mildest day of the week as southerly winds continue.
SNOW MELTS OFF, THEN RETURNS
Winds shift to the northeast Thursday, but rain should continue, making it a cool damp day and removing any trace of snow cover. However colder air returns later Thursday night with rain changing to snow. Snow ends Friday with cold high pressure holding into the weekend.
