A wind advisory has been issued for most of northern Illinois, with strong gusts possible as the new work week gets underway.

Chicago is experiencing dangerous cold weather with "astonishing" temperatures, as wind chills plunge as low as -23°F, posing significant risks to residents, according to a pricing culture analysis provided to Newsweek.

Trainings for Illinois residents looking to join the National Weather Service's severe storm spotter program will be held virtually for the first time this year. There will also be in-person Community Weather Preparedness training sessions.

The city of Chicago is expecting to see some snow on Wednesday, but will it be enough to bring the city closer to a typical January in that department?

CHICAGO — National Weather Service officials issued a cold weather advisory in effect until 2 p.m. Tuesday for portions of central, east central and northeast Illinois as well as northwest Indiana. Officials said dangerously cold wind chills may reach as low as 28 below zero causing frostbite to those exposed to the frigid temperatures in as little as 30 minutes.

As Chicago braces for dangerously cold temperatures, you may notice some changes in the weather advisories issued by the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service issued two advisories from 6 p.m. Sunday to noon Monday, and from 9 p.m. Monday to noon Tuesday.

Chicago faces cloudy skies and potential snow with risks of slick travel conditions and a plunge in temperatures by the weekend.

After Monday’s daytime temperatures hovered in the single digits, they are expected to dip to minus 10 to minus 3 degrees overnight, according to the National Weather Service. Flurries and isolated snow showers are also expected in the Chicago region.

In Chicago, snow seasons are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Chicago was warmer than average during the 2023-24 season due to a La Niña climate system,

After digging into the archives, weather service meteorologists found that since 1942, fewer than 5% of Chicago’s sub-zero days have occurred with no snow: of 594 sub-zero days, only 28 lacked snow cover.

Chicago's weather forecast predicts a weekend warm-up with sunny skies and temperatures approaching 37 degrees.