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Weather Alert: Wind Chill Advisory Until 10 AM Friday
The National Weather Service-Chicago has a winter weather advisory in place.
It's getting darned cold, so be careful out there.
Yes, just days after record-high temperatures and a flood watch, we've got a wind-chill advisory in place from midnight Thursday until 10 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service-Chicago.
The wind chill values will get down to about 15 to 25 degrees below zero overnight Thursday, with a regular temperature of about 5 degrees.
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The dangers, of course, are frostbite and hypothermia.
"IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ... MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES," the NWS-C says in its usual all-caps.
Elmhurst Weekend Forecast
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Temperatures in Elmhurst will only reach 14 degrees Friday. That's 14 for a high, with a windchill as low as 17 below. In the evening, it's supposed to be 16 degrees with a windchill as low as zero. There is a 70 percent chance of snow overnight Friday, according to the weather service.
Saturday will be cloudy with a high near 26 degrees; the evening will be 12 degrees. Chance of snow, 40 percent.
Superbowl Sunday should hit 24 degrees, and by game's end, there will be a low of 17 degrees.
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