A frozen turkey
Sunday marked Chicago’s coldest day since late January, according to the National Weather Service.
Sunday was Chicago’s coldest day since late January, according to the National Weather Service.
Morning temperatures sank to 11 degrees at O’Hare Airport, said Charles Mott, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Romeoville.
The last time Chicagoans felt that bone-chilling freeze was Jan. 22, when the temperature also dropped to 11, Mott said.
The frigid temperatures rolled in Friday evening and are expected to remain through the week.
Meteorologists expect the high to reach 33 on Monday, with a low of 25 and a 60 percent chance of up to an inch of snow in the morning and early afternoon.
On Tuesday, temperatures could drop to 21 degrees, with a high of 32.
“These temperatures are more along the lines of January, definitely not November,” Mott said. Weather service records show the average high at O’Hare in November is 48 degrees and the low is 32 degrees.
On Wednesday — a traditionally heavy travel day leading up to Thanksgiving — temperatures are expected to reach 30 degrees, with a low of 20. A winter storm passing through the southwestern states Sunday could affect holiday travelers. Meteorologists expect storms to head south and east, threatening plans for people hitting the roads and airports Tuesday and Wednesday.
As of 8 p.m. Sunday, the temperature at O’Hare was 23, down from the day’s high of 26. The city’s record low for Nov. 24 was in 1950, when the thermometer dropped to 2 below zero.