CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - The area will continue to experience bitterly cold weather the next two days, with temperatures expect to fall below zero overnight.
The Artic air pattern that settled over the Midwest yesterday will remain in place until Wednesday. AccuWeather says we’ll reach today’s high of 14 degrees by midday and then temperatures will begin to dip, bottoming out to an average of 2 degrees below zero overnight for the majority area, and even colder in some outlying areas. During the day, wind chills could be as low as 10 below zero.
This will be the coldest temperatures since the Christmas weekend a little over a month ago.
Tomorrow, the temperatures will remain frigid. The forecasted high is 15 degrees, according to AccuWeather.
Fortunately, a brief warmup is on the way. Temperatures will climb to around 30 on Wednesday and Thursday, before falling back down to the teens.
The Chicago Office of Emergency Management reminds residents the city’s six special warming centers have been activated and are available.
Here are the locations of the warming centers:
Englewood Community Service Center
1140 West 79th Street, Chicago, IL 60620
312-747-0200
Open 9-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays
Garfield Community Service Center
10 South Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612
312-746-5400
Open 24/7
Dr. Martin Luther King Community Service Center
4314 South Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60653
312-747-2300
Open 9-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays
North Area Community Service Center
845 West Wilson Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640
312-744-2580
Open 9-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays
South Chicago Community Service Center
8650 South Commercial Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617
312-747-0500
Open 9-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays
Trina Davila Community Service Center
4312 West North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639
312-744-2014
Open 9-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays
OEMC also notes that Chicago Public Libraries and Park District field houses are available for those seeking warmth.
In Aurora, officials have opened a temporary, overnight warming center for a week. The Aurora Transportation, 233 N. Broadway, will open each night from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. until Sunday February, 5.
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