February is ending on a warmer note for Chicago, with a mild stretch of weather hitting the region just one week after dangerously cold wind chills closed schools and made for brutal conditions.

While a cold weather advisory continues in parts of the Chicago area for a third day, temperatures are on track to gradually warm-up, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s by early next week.

Chicago and the surrounding areas remain under a cold weather advisory as dangerously below zero wind chills could cause frostbite within 30 minutes of exposure.

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the Chicago area from 9 a.m. Wednesday until 3 a.m. Thursday, according to officials. Chicagoans can expect to see 3 to 6 inches of snowfall Wednesday,

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from Wednesday morning through early Thursday for the Chicago area, including northwest Indiana and northeastern Illinois. The heaviest snowfall is expected in the afternoon and evening, with snowfall accumulating at rates of up to one inch per hour.

Bundle up, Chicago, The first of two cold weather advisories this week was in effect for much of northeastern Illinois until 11 a.m. Monday morning, the National Weather Service said, with wind chill values or “feels like” temperatures as low as 20 to 25 degrees below zero.

The weather this weekend is just the start to warming weather coming in the week ahead in Chicago. After several frigid days, the weekend is offering some above-freezing temperatures with highs

A cold weather advisory is in effect until noon Tuesday, with wind chills ranging between minus 15 and minus 25 before plummeting to minus 10 overnight in outlying areas.

Chicago's snow and wintry mix will taper off overnight into Sunday morning, but don't let your guard down just yet.

In Chicago, snow seasons are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Chicago was warmer than average ...

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