Overnight temperatures are expected to rise into the 40s after briefly falling into the low to mid 30s this evening. Clouds will increase late tonight ahead of our Thursday storm system, and south winds are expected to increase to 10-20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Warmer temperatures are expected to climb into the mid-30s Tuesday and mid-40s Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Although a cold front is predicted Thursday night with temperatures back in the low-teens and a chance of wet snow, warmer-than-average weather is expected to return for most of this weekend and last until New Year’s.

A series of clipper systems will move into the Chicago area starting Thursday afternoon, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, bringing more snow for some parts followed by an "Arctic Blast" this weekend that could bring wind chills as low as -30 degrees.

Two snow systems are expected to pass mostly south of Chicago, bringing limited accumulation before dangerously cold air settles in this weekend.

Wind chills could dip to minus 25 degrees from Saturday night into Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Chicago has now seen more than 17 inches of snow this winter season — the quickest accumulation since 1978, according to the National Weather Service.

Rain will be moving in before daybreak and will continue into the early afternoon hours. Then a cold front will crash through the area, knocking down temperatures and perhaps changing the rain to some snow, which initially would have a difficult time sticking because of the recent warm temperatures.

Thousands of Chicagoans have filed service requests to the city for snow and ice removal on sidewalks, roads and bike lanes after this winter kicked off with the most snow in the area since 1978.

Chicago faces a wintry mix, with rain, snow, and strong winds expected, impacting driving conditions and bringing colder temperatures.

According to the National Weather Service and snowfall records dating back to 1884, Chicago sees a white Christmas 41% of the time. Now if we look at some more recent data from 1991 to 2020, the probability of a white Christmas in Chicago drops to just 34%.