More Snow, Cold To Hit Before Warm-Up Begins: IL Weather

CHICAGO – Unseasonably warm weather may be on the way, but they won’t arrive before the Chicago area gets at least one more visit from Old Man Winter.

The region is expected to see its second blast of snow and cold temperatures in less than a week when a fresh blanket of the white stuff could arrive between Thursday night and Friday morning, the National Weather Service said.

The area is expected to see 1-3 inches of snow between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, forecasters predict. Overnight temperatures are supposed to remain below freezing overnight Thursday before the snow ends during the morning hours of Friday, the National Weather Service said.

The snow is expected to be the lightest in the northern suburbs, which could see up to an inch of snow. The region got a brief blast of wet snow on Monday, which melted as temperatures became more moderate as the week progressed.

Temperatures will drop again Friday night, when some areas could see temperatures in the single digits before the air remains cool on Saturday for pre-St. Patrick’s Day festivities. The sun and more springlike temperatures are on the horizon for Sunday, when the area could enjoy temperatures in the low 50s.

Conditions only get better next week, with temperatures are expected to remain in the 50s and could hit the low 60s by the mid-point of the week, forecasters predict.