Cold temperatrues will be on tact for this upcoming week as the winter season comes to the half way point. Temperatures will reach into the single digits for the Chicagoland area by next Monday. These cold temperatures are due to an Arctic air mass coming out of Canada; there will be chances for some records to be broken for lowest maximum temperature recorded for a 24 period.
So far this winter has seen even less snowfall than last winter which had a below average snowfall of 19.5"; the average snowfall for Chicagoland area is roughly around 30+ inches. Around this time last year temperatures for the Chicagoland area were having average highs of 41 degrees and average lows of 26 degrees. Last winter season by this date there was a total snowfall of 7.4" which was recorded at the official Chicago observational station at O'Hare airport; this current winter season there has only been 1.3" of snowfall for Chicago. So far this winter season looks to have little chances to see any major snow events to occur by the end of January. February has always been a tricky month to predict when major winter events will occur. Hopefully there will be some more snow on the way, only time will tell!
Meteorologist
