It's a cold Wednesday with afternoon temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s with wind chills as cold as the lower 40s.

Temperatures are expected to dip considerably overnight Wednesday and into Thursday, with a frost advisory in effect for swaths of the area.

Parts of Illinois are expected to get their first frost of the season tonight as temperatures dip near freezing. See details about frost advisories.

Light rain will continue to fall throughout the morning hours with temperatures in the 50s and a rather blustery northwest wind.

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- The National Weather Service Chicago issued a Wind Chill Advisory Saturday as temperatures drop. The advisory will from 11 p.m. Saturday to noon Sunday. Wind chills of 20-25 degrees below zero are expected. A wind chill warning is in ...

The NOAA has released its 2025-26 winter weather outlook, and it paints an interesting look ahead to how winter could unfold in the Chicago area.