It’s hard to believe at this time last year we had a 2ft snowpack. We currently sit at only 6” and we’ve only had 16” total this year. There doesn’t appear to be much more heading our way the rest of the month. We’ll continue to have bitter cold until the weekend. Another Wind Chill Advisory is in play for Lake and Cook County. until 9am Thursday. Wind chills of -20 to -30 are likely again. Light snow will also occur again this evening in the U.P of Michigan.

The good news is there will be slow warming trend, especially late weekend into early next week. The good news is there will be slow warming trend, especially late weekend into early next week. By Sunday, many parts of the Northland will see temperatures climbing back into the 20s. The start of next week sees us climbing well above average again by some 10-15°.

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 10. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 28. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 33. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 36. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.