Chicago to escape major snow—but not cold
For the second week in a row, Chicago is missing a major snowstorm. While no more than an inch or two of wet snow is expected here, much of the Northeast is girding for its third major snowfall in just a little more than a week. A classic nor’easter will bury much of the populace there with a foot or more of snow, while areas just to our east in Northwest Indiana and southwest Lower Michigan will get a similar amount of lake-effect snow as a late-season arctic blast invades the Midwest following the storm.
Though Chicago will miss most of the snow, cold weather will be in ample supply here, with temperatures this week well below the typical lower 40º days Chicagoans can usually expect around the start of meteorological spring. Tuesday and Wednesday should be the week’s coldest days with highs remaining in the 20s with a small rebound into the 30s forecast by the end of the week.