St. Louis and parts of Illinois face a cold start to the week, with NWS issuing advisories and temperatures dropping sharply.

Trainings for Illinois residents looking to join the National Weather Service's severe storm spotter program will be held virtually for the first time this year. There will also be in-person Community Weather Preparedness training sessions.

Arctic cold gripped the entire Chicago area Tuesday morning, with "feels-like" temperatures near -30 degrees as extreme cold warnings and cold advisories swept across the region.

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued Cold Weather Advisories for the area through 3 pm on Tuesday. While it’s not the coldest air we’ve ever

Central Illinois woke up to temperatures well below zero and wind chills as low as thirty below. We’ll have another night of wind chills well below zero but a

The National Weather Service issued a cold-weather advisory for Chicago and other parts of the state this weekend, warning of “dangerously cold wind chills” that could dip as low as 20 to 25 degrees below zero.

A cold weather advisory was in effect Saturday to Monday across all of north and central Illinois. Wind chills in Chicago could hit minus 22 Sunday and minus 21 Monday. City officials are urged to expand capacity at warming centers and keep them open 24 hours.

The National Weather Service issued two advisories from 6 p.m. Sunday to noon Monday, and from 9 p.m. Monday to noon Tuesday.

A cold weather advisory is in effect for a wide swath of central Illinois means area schools are closing or going to e-learning.

Scattered snow showers have started to fall in parts of the Chicago area Wednesday morning starting, with more possible throughout the day.

Dangerous cold and biting wind chills are expected across Central Illinois in the early part of the week, according to the National Weather Service at Lincoln. ❄️ Wind chills as low as 20 degrees below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin after just half an hour.