CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - For a third straight day, the Chicago area is experiencing bone chilling cold weather.
This morning, temperatures dipped to 3 degrees at Midway, 0 at O’Hare, and as low as 8 below zero in Waukegan and 12 below zero in Rochelle.
Today’s high temperature (13) will struggle to eclipse the low-teens, AccuWeather says. Tonight, lows will vary, ranging from 4 below zero in some of the western suburbs to 7 near the Lakefront. The National Weather Service says the coldest areas will be near and west of the Fox River Valley.
The Arctic air pattern arrived on Sunday and has made itself right at home. Three consecutive days have produced below normal temperatures.
Relief, albeit brief, is on the way. After a frigid morning tomorrow, AccuWeather forecasts a warmup, with temperatures climbing to near 30 degrees by the afternoon. The more seasonable temperatures will only last through Thursday however, as the bitter cold returns Friday.
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The good news: the frigid air this time only stick around for a day.
Saturday will be milder, AccuWeather says, with a forecasted high of 35.
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:
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.
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