Wind Chill Warning Issued Through Thursday Afternoon

If you think it’s cold now weather officials say it’s only going to get colder in the coming days.

A wind chill warning has been issued for counties throughout the Chicago area from midnight Tuesday through noon on Thursday. Counties included in the warning area are: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Will, McHenry, Lake, Kendall, Grundy, Boone and DeKalb counties.

The National Weather Service says wind chill values could reach 30 to 35 below zero Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. Wind chill values between 25 to 30 below are expected during the day on Wednesday.

Wind chill values between 30 to 35 below zero are expected again Wednesday night.

In these conditions, frost bite can occur in less than 15 minutes to exposed skin, according to the National Weather Service.