Chicago-area weather forecast this week includes Extreme Cold Watch Friday, some snow

A blast of cold air is on its way to the Chicago area later this week, after more snowfall is expected Wednesday.

A Extreme cold monitoring is scheduled to go into effect from 3 a.m. to noon Friday for the Chicago area.

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A light flurry of snow is expected between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Wind speeds will also increase overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.

On Friday, wind chills could reach 30 to 35 degrees below zero.

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This could cause frostbite on exposed skin in just 10 minutes.

Metra will operate a reduced schedule on all of its lines on Friday.

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Saturday will also be very cold and some snow is possible Saturday night into Sunday.

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