National Weather Service officials said there is a slight chance of snow flurries before 9 a.m. Saturday in the Chicago area. Officials expect conditions Saturday to be sunny but blustery with
February is ending on a warmer note for Chicago, with a mild stretch of weather hitting the region just one week after dangerously cold wind chills closed schools and made for brutal conditions.
The Chicago metro area has the highest concentration of homes at risk for hail, tornadoes and damaging winds, according to CoreLogic’s 2025 Severe Convective Storm Risk Report. The financial analyst company based their inference off of severe weather in 2024.
A cold weather advisory is in effect until noon Tuesday, with wind chills ranging between minus 15 and minus 25 before plummeting to minus 10 overnight in outlying areas.