January 2020 will go down as the warmest January that Chicago has had in the past eight years, but one of the reasons for the mild weather may have you feeling a little down: The clouds. Chicago has had only two sunny days (70% or more sunshine) all month long, and each of the past nine days has been completely…

January 2020 will go down as the warmest January that Chicago has had in the past eight years, but one of the reasons for the mild weather may have you feeling a little down. Paul Deanno explains.

The Chicago area is getting hit by a super-slow-moving storm that will bring a light snow chance for four straight days. The snow began Wednesday evening and won’t completely leave until Saturday afternoon. But “why” is this storm moving so slowly? It’s because this type of storm system is “cutoff” from the jet stream. The jet stream is a...

NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Paul Deanno details how a slow-moving storm can keep snow and rain chances elevated for days.

The Chicago area will have one more day of unseasonable warmth before a cool down brings snow and chillier temperatures to the region beginning on Monday. Early morning rain Sunday will give way to cloudy conditions throughout the region, but temperatures will once again approach record levels, as highs are expected to settle into the low 60s on Sunday afternoon….

A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for some Chicago-area counties Monday as a band of moderate-to-heavy snow moved into northern Illinois.  McHenry, Lake, DeKalb and Kane counties were all under the advisory, which indicated up to one inch of snow possible in a short amount of time.   The alert warned of a band of snow shifting east into northern...

Paul Deanno is tracking a bitter blast headed for the Chicago area. Watch his latest forecast update. 

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Enjoy the warmer temperatures while you can because a bitter blast is set to usher in a nearly 40-degree temperature drop that could send wind chills dipping into the single digits. Less than 24 hours from a Monday morning that saw highs reaching near 50 degrees in Chicago, it appears conditions will shift dramatically. Monday’s highs will fall quickly heading…

A bit of a warm-up is eventually in the forecast for the Chicago area, but the weekend will still be off to an unseasonably cool start as temperatures will once again struggle to reach the 40 degree mark.

With potentially record-setting cold in the forecast for the Chicago area, Cook County officials are preparing to open warming centers for residents needing a safe place to stay warm.

After freezing rain, snow and winds gusting up to 45 mph, ComEd was still working to restore power to 13,600 customers.

After freezing rain, snow and winds gusting up to 45 mph, ComEd was still working to restore power to 13,600 customers Tuesday evening. NBC 5’s Dick Johnson reports.

An Ice Storm Warning may have come to an end Tuesday morning in the Chicago area, but dangerous winter weather is far from over.

Hundreds of flights were canceled at Chicago airports Tuesday as icy conditions continued to make travel hazardous.

Numerous crashes were reported along with big delays and transit issues as an Ice Storm Warning continued for parts of the Chicago area Tuesday.

Lisa Chavarria reports from Storm Chaser 5 as icy conditions make for hazardous travel in the Chicago area.