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The first day of spring is off to a snowy start in the Chicago area on Thursday after severe weather on Wednesday night. A winter weather advisory is in effect until 7 a.m. as snow continues to fall.

A big warm-up is on the way. Temps this morning were already near the normal high for mid-March, which is around 48 degrees.

A round of severe storms moved into the Chicago area Friday night, with strong winds continuing onto Saturday during St.

Commuters could face challenges during their trips to and from work on Friday, as a series of snow bands is expected to impact the Chicago area.

The bad news: the midweek warm-up comes with rain between Tuesday and Thursday, along with a possibility of freezing rain. According to a special weather bulletin issued by Environment and Climate ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, 80 DEGREES 50 IS WHERE THEY’RE HEADED IN CHICAGO. SO THIS AIR MASS ... but bundle up as temperatures hover near freezing. Expect milder weather with rain by midweek.

Freezing rain chances increase this evening when rain changes over to freezing rain early Tuesday morning. A small change in temperatures could have a much larger effect on more parts of the ...

Some parts of the Chicago area could potentially get an inch of rain or more ... but temperatures could fall below freezing, resulting in a change over to snow overnight into Thursday morning.

Light rain, drizzle and freezing rain are expected to start overnight Tuesday and will continue on-and-off until 6 p.m. Wednesday. Around 0.5 inches of accumulated snow is expected for the ...