February has seen a lot of snow and a lot of frigid temperatures, and we’ll see more of the same in the coming days as several warnings and advisories have been issued ahead of a snow event that could drop between 4 and 8 inches of snow in some locations by Tuesday.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for all of Cook County, Illinois, starting at 3 a.m. on Monday and through Tuesday morning.
Kankakee County in Illinois, along with Lake, Porter, Newton and Jasper counties in Indiana, will also be alerted from 6 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday morning.
A series of snow showers is expected in the area starting Sunday evening and continuing through Tuesday morning, with lake-effect showers also affecting the immediate vicinity of Chicago and parts of northwestern Indiana.
All that snow will hit an area that is still chillingly cold on Sunday, with wind chills dropping to 30 degrees below zero in some locations. It’s not expected to improve much further, with single digit spikes and chills across the region still well below zero.
Fortunately for residents, there may be lighting on the horizon. Temperatures are expected to rise slowly throughout the week, with further spikes in the 1930s forecast next weekend, indicating that the prolonged cold spell that has gripped the region may be coming to an end.