According to the NWS, the average first snowfall of the season occurs on Nov. 18, making the city more than a month overdue for some measurable snow. All the other numbers are averages, based on climate data gathered from 1991 to 2020 at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport. More clouds than sun. Home | Privacy & Cookies | Contact | About. There has been a lot of chatter on Twitter about a "sudden stratospheric warming" that could disrupt the Polar Vortex and send at least a chunk of it south towards us around the end of the month. The story of the blizzard is one of delay, despair, destruction and death. January Weather forecast - Winter forecast - Chicago, IL Updated: May 1, 2023 / 07:14 AM CDT. Access to these data supports the Federal Emergency Management Agency's need for near real-time observations . (Weather station: Chicago Midway Airport, USA). It now appears a pattern change could be coming that will bring back more typical winter weather. From Tribune Tower to the South Shore Cultural Center, these buildings are the heart and soul of the city. Chicago still has snow in the forecast - fox32chicago.com By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Chicago's 10 largest snowfalls since 1886 - Chicago Tribune Forecasts are unclear as to how much snow may actually fall as snow but the snow is expected to begin subsiding overnight. From bottom to top, the black I posted a little over a week ago about our "wimpy winter" to that point. Bilandic later apologized for his mishandling of the snow removal, but Chicago residents voters werent satisfied.