WGN Weather Center
Maps & Interactive Radar
Extended 7-Day Forecast
Current Conditions
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Looking Ahead
The coming weekend calls for a more significant warm-up, with Saturday highs all the way up into the mid-30s. Temps drop a little on Sunday, then the start of next week looks to be back in the mid-30s and breezy.
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Warming Centers
The City of Chicago coordinates a network of more than 190 public facilities available for warming. This includes participating Chicago Public Library locations, Chicago Park District, Chicago Police Department and City Colleges of Chicago facilities during business or designated hours.
Department of Family & Support Services
The Chicago Department of Family & Support Services activates warming areas at the city’s six community service centers when temps are 32 degrees or below.
- The warming areas are open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with reduced locations on holidays.
- Under extreme cold conditions, as defined by the National Weather Service and communicated by OEMC, warming center hours of operation at 10 S. Kedzie may be extended.
- Seniors are welcome at any of DFSS’s 21 senior centers. DFSS partners with OEMC to use robocalls to inform seniors of key information regarding how to stay safe during extreme weather. Visit Chicago.gov/Seniors for senior center locations and hours.
- Those seeking a warm place to go after hours can also call 3-1-1 to be connected with available services.
- Individuals requiring emergency overnight shelter should also call 3-1-1.
- DFSS Homeless Outreach and Prevention (HOP) teams and street outreach partners work proactively with unhoused individuals to connect with warming options, shelter and well-being checks.
- Residents are also encouraged to check on relatives, neighbors, and friends during a winter weather emergency.
Warming Center Locations available Monday, Jan. 6 – Friday, Jan. 10
- All Community Service Centers (9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
- Englewood Community Service Center – 1140 West 79th Street.
- Garfield Community Service Center – 10 South Kedzie Avenue.
- Dr. Martin Luther King Community Service Center – 4314 South Cottage Grove.
- North Area Community Service Center – 845 West Wilson Avenue.
- South Chicago Community Service Center – 8650 South Commercial Avenue.
- Trina Davila Community Service Center – 4312 West North Avenue.
- Senior Centers (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) – visit Chicago.gov/Seniors for locations.
- Chicago Public Library locations, visit chipublib.org for hours and locations.
- Cook County will open warming centers in the north, south, and west suburbs to help residents combat the extremely cold conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the expected weather forecast for the next few days?
A: Periods of light snow are expected Wednesday evening before tapering off to flurries by Thursday morning. Accumulations up to 1 inch are possible. Thursday will start cloudy, perhaps with a few lingering flurries. The cloud cover will break, permitting spells of sunshine by or during the afternoon. Conditions will be breezy and cold with steady or slowly falling temperatures mostly steady in the teens during the afternoon. High: 21.
Q: What are the expected temperatures for the weekend?
A: The coming weekend calls for a more significant warm-up, with Saturday highs all the way up into the mid-30s. Temps drop a little on Sunday, then the start of next week looks to be back in the mid-30s and breezy.
Q: Where can I find warming centers during the cold weather?
A: The City of Chicago coordinates a network of more than 190 public facilities available for warming. This includes participating Chicago Public Library locations, Chicago Park District, Chicago Police Department and City Colleges of Chicago facilities during business or designated hours. The Chicago Department of Family & Support Services activates warming areas at the city’s six community service centers when temps are 32 degrees or below.
