The frigid cold is about to get even more intense in the Chicago area, with another advisory set to take effect across the region Monday night and into Tuesday.
According to forecast models, Monday night and into Tuesday will see the coldest temperatures of this arctic blast, along with the most brutal wind chills.
Wind chills as low as -30 degrees are possible, according to the National Weather Service, which issued a cold weather advisory for the area beginning Monday night.
That cold weather advisory will go into effect again at 9 p.m. Monday, running through 2 p.m. Tuesday after it was extended by two hours by NWS.
In addition, Kenosha County in Wisconsin is under an extreme cold warning through Tuesday afternoon, according to the NWS.
“The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25-to-30 degrees below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes,” the alert warns.
The dangerous cold has already left many schools and daycares in the region closed or switching to e-learning plans Tuesday.
-Tuesday, morning lows will be around -6, with wind chills between -15 and -25. And while there is sunshine in the forecast, temperatures “won’t warm up a whole lot,” NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Pete Sack said, with highs only reaching into the low single digits.
According to the Emergency Closing Center, dozens of schools in the Chicago area were scheduled to be closed Tuesday or switching to e-learning plans due to the cold.
The National Weather Service reported the bitter cold Tuesday could lead to rapid ice formation on area rivers, resulting in “ice jams and very localized flooding.”
“Favorable conditions for river ice development and possible ice jams are expected through Wednesday morning, impacting the Rock, Fox, Des Plaines, and Kankakee river basins,” the NWS said in an alert Monday. “Bitterly cold temperatures will persist through Wednesday morning. This will make conditions favorable for the rapid formation of river ice on area rivers and tributaries.”
Some relief is expected Wednesday, with highs in the low 20s and the chance for light snow. But wind chills will remain in the single digits, Sack said.
By the weekend, temperatures were expected to bump up into the mid-30s, with more chances for on-and-off snow, Sack said.
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