Chicago area could see first snowflakes of the season Friday

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file SHARE COPY LINK Share CLOSE Twitter Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit Flipboard The Chicago area could see the “first flakes of the season” though no accumulation is going to happen during a brief cold stretch expected to arrive by Friday morning, weather forecasters say. Low temperatures dipping to 33 Thursday and 30 on Friday could create conditions for lake-effect snow mixed with rain and thunderstorms. The snow, however, won’t stick around, according to the National Weather Service. “There is going to be a change here in the weather pattern, and it’s going to allow for much colder air to spill in across the area here toward the weekend,” said Kevin Birk, a weather service meteorologist. “That could set the stages for some rain, maybe even some potential for some snowflakes.” Until then, it will be cloudy with highs in the 60s on Tuesday, dipping into the 50s and 40s Wednesday, according to the weather service. Come Sunday, the area will return to 50-degree weather, according to the weather service. “It will be a relatively short-lived period of colder weather there before we warm back up,” Birk said. SHARE COPY LINK Share CLOSE Twitter Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit Flipboard Sun-Times Wire Chicago Public Media Next Up In News Bridgeport neighbors raise concerns about police driving and scooter traffic after fatal crash Mayor Johnson upends gunshot-detection pilot after voters resoundingly back the technology Got a Thanksgiving holiday travel hack? We want to hear from you Class of 2027 Illinois congressional delegation arrives in Washington City sports commission hopes better terms can be met for hosting 2031 Women's World Cup Chicago man charged in fatal shooting of violence interrupter Andre Thomas in Chicago Heights