Cold continues; Wednesday brings chance of snow

CHICAGO — Conditions will remain dangerously, bitter cold through the evening and overnight hours.

Chicagoland remains under a Cold Weather Advisory until midnight.

Wind chill values aren’t expected to reach above zero degrees until midday Wednesday.

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Chicago area school, business closings

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Wednesday looks to be a cloudy affair, with gusty southwest winds as high as 35 mph maintaining subzero wind chills through the morning.

We expect to reach about 25 degrees for the day’s high temperature.

The evening hours bring a chance for snow, with models showing between a dusting to up to 2 inches of accumulation. Low 15.

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WGN Weather Center

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Extended 7-Day Forecast

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Current Conditions

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Thursday and Friday remain cold before we see a bit of a warmup and reaching above the freezing mark over the weekend.

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Warming Centers

The City of Chicago coordinates a network of more than 190 public facilities available for warming. This includes participating Chicago Public Library locations, Chicago Park District, Chicago Police Department and City Colleges of Chicago facilities during business or designated hours.

Department of Family & Support Services:

The Chicago Department of Family & Support Services activates warming areas at the city’s six community service centers when temps are 32 degrees or below.

• The warming areas are open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with reduced locations on holidays.

• Under extreme cold conditions, as defined by the National Weather Service and communicated by OEMC, warming center hours of operation at 10 S. Kedzie may be extended.

• Seniors are welcome at any of DFSS’s 21 senior centers. DFSS partners with OEMC to use robocalls to inform seniors of key information regarding how to stay safe during extreme weather. Visit Chicago.gov/Seniors for senior center locations and hours.

• Those seeking a warm place to go after hours can also call 3-1-1 to be connected with available services.

• Individuals requiring emergency overnight shelter should also call 3-1-1.

• DFSS Homeless Outreach and Prevention (HOP) teams and street outreach partners work proactively with unhoused individuals to connect with warming options, shelter and well-being checks.

• Residents are also encouraged to check on relatives, neighbors and friends during a winter weather emergency.

Warming Center Locations available Monday, Jan. 6 – Friday, Jan. 10:

All Community Service Centers (9 a.m.-5 p.m.)

• Englewood Community Service Center – 1140 West 79th Street.

• Garfield Community Service Center – 10 South Kedzie Avenue.

• Dr. Martin Luther King Community Service Center – 4314 South Cottage Grove.

• North Area Community Service Center – 845 West Wilson Avenue.

• South Chicago Community Service Center – 8650 South Commercial Avenue.

• Trina Davila Community Service Center – 4312 West North Avenue.

Senior Centers (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) – visit Chicago.gov/Seniors for locations.

Chicago Public Library locations, visit chipublib.org for hours and locations.

Cook County will open warming centers in the north, south and west suburbs to help residents combat the extremely cold conditions.

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