Chicago: Morning sun fades as clouds roll in. Temperatures level off in the mid/upper teens threatening the day’s record low maximum (16(degrees) in 1942). Gusty northwest winds. Very cold with some flurries possible at night. Single-digit lows around 0(degrees) in the coldest areas.
HIGH: 17
LOW: 4
MID-WINTER-LEVEL COLD
Note: Predicted high and low temperatures on the Tribune weather page are chronological–the “high” refers to the maximum reading expected during the day and the “low” is the minimum reading expected the following night.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
