Freezy, Wet Start to the New Year in Northern Illinois

CHICAGO, IL — The first Monday of 2017 brings a chance of drizzle in the morning hours and rain in the afternoon. Tuesday doesn't look much better, weatherwise. And later in the week, we get colder and colder as a blast of Arctic air enters the region Tuesday night through Friday, with periodic sub-zero wind chills, according to the National Weather Service. Happy New Year!

Your Next 5 Days

• Monday: If light rain or drizzle arrives early enough Monday morning, a very brief period of light freezing rain drizzle can't be ruled out in northern Illinois north of I-80 and west of Chicago. Cloudy. Rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of measurable precipitation 60 percent. Monday Night: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening shifting to the northwest after midnight.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Blustery. Highs in the upper 30s. Then temperatures falling into the lower 30s by evening. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.
• Wednesday: Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 16 to 20. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.
• Thursday: Partly cloudy. Highs 15 to 19. Lows 5 to 9 above. Chance of snow.
• Friday: More of the same. Partly cloudy. Lows 10 to 14.

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