Chicago faces a wintry mix, with rain, snow, and strong winds expected, impacting driving conditions and bringing colder temperatures.

Wind chills are running at around 2 to 3 degrees below zero at the two airports and even around 11 degrees below zero out in the far western suburbs. It’s likely only to get colder.

Wind chills could dip to minus 25 degrees from Saturday night into Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

So far, 17.1 inches of snow has been recorded in Chicago as of Dec. 7. During the entire 2024-25 winter season just 17.6 inches of snow fell in the area. It marks the snowiest start to winter since 1978, according to NWS. That year, 24.1 inches of snow had fallen by Dec. 7.

Overnight Chicago-area snowfall created hazardous road conditions and caused delays at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Sunday.

Thousands of Chicagoans have filed service requests to the city for snow and ice removal on sidewalks, roads and bike lanes after this winter kicked off with the most snow in the area since 1978.

Scattered flurries Friday before an arctic blast brings sub-zero wind chills to Chicago over the weekend. Get the latest seven day forecast from our First Alert Weather team.

This season’s early snowfall shoveling might remind some of a relentless winter from almost 50 years ago when Chicago experienced its most snow ever: almost 90 inches of it.