Snow, Cold Temps Monday Before Big Warmup For Chicago Area

Although it's mid-March, this week's weather will start off wintry before temperatures moderate by the end of the week.

Hazardous winter driving conditions are expected across the Chicago area on Monday morning, with steady snow tapering off by 10 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Monday's high is 28 degrees, and wind chills will even be just below zero on Monday night into Tuesday. Tuesday's high is also cold, with a high of 26.

"There is a chance for another quick shot of snow Tuesday night before a gradual warming trend sets up," the weather service said on its Facebook.

Temperatures will return to the 40s, 50s and even 60s through mid-week and the end of the week. The high for Wednesday is 47, 59 degrees for Thursday and 67 degrees for Friday, according to the current forecast.

MONDAY: Snow, mainly before 1 p.m. Patchy blowing snow. High near 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

MONDAY NIGHT: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1 a.m. Patchy blowing snow before 9 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -3. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -4. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Snow, mainly after 1 a.m. Low around 20. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.