CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - The warm-up, relatively speaking, was short lived.
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for North Central Illinois and Northeast Illinois, including for counties such as McHenry, Lake, De Kalb, Kane, DuPage and Northern Cook. The advisory begins at 11 p.m. Thursday night and will continue through 10 a.m. Friday.
With wind gusts as high as 40 mph, wind chills, beginning late tonight and into the early morning hours, could be as low as 25 below zero, the NWS says.
The National Weather Service notes wind chill levels this low can produce frostbite on exposed skin in as quickly as 30 minutes.
Air temperatures will also nosedive. By midnight Friday, temperatures were in single digits and fall to as low as 7 degrees below zero in some western suburbs and 3 above at the Lakefront, according to AccWeather.
The real feel at 6:15 a.m. Friday was 15 degrees below zero.
Friday's predicted high temperature: 17 degrees, with wind gusts easing as the day goes on.
Fortunately, the deep freeze will be temporary. AccuWeather forecasts much more mild air for the weekend and into early next week. Saturday, temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees and, on Monday, it could be as warm as 45.
Be sure to tune into the WBBM broadcast for live weather updates on the eights.
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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