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The season’s coldest temperatures are expected to arrive in coming days, with a freeze watch issued for parts of the Chicago area.

Areas of the Chicago area situated near Lake Michigan could see lake-effect showers and even thunderstorms in coming days, along with a chance of waterspouts.

Kevin Jeanes has the latest forecast.

Just days after temps were positively summery in the Chicago area, a dramatic cooldown with blustery winds is on tap.

A couple chances for rain arrive with cooler temp.

Cooler temperatures and isolated thunderstorms are possible in the Chicago area for Saturday.

After a spectacular showing Thursday night, the Northern Lights could once again be visible in parts of the U.S. So, where can you see them?

Chicago’s night sky was painted with brilliant shades of green, pink, and purple as the northern lights made a rare appearance.

The Northern Lights occur when those charged particles hit Earth’s magnetic field, interacting with atoms and molecules in the upper atmosphere and producing brilliant and wavy colors in the sky

The Northern Lights were visible across much of the Chicago area and Illinois Thursday evening amid a massive geomagnetic storm bringing auroras to latitudes much further south than normal.

Pete Sack has the latest forecast.