Rain, strong wind gusts, 50-degree readings and a sharp temperature drop were all in the Chicago forecast Thursday, with rain transitioning to snow and "sharply reduced visibility" possible, the National Weather Service said.

Warmer temperatures are expected to climb into the mid-30s Tuesday and mid-40s Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Although a cold front is predicted Thursday night with temperatures back in the low-teens and a chance of wet snow, warmer-than-average weather is expected to return for most of this weekend and last until New Year’s.

Fox 32 Meteorologist Mark Strehl has the forecast. Temperatures to start your Saturday were in the low to mid 30s, about 10 degrees warmer than they were just a day before. Wind gusts were expected to be a factor with readings anywhere between around 15 to 30 mph through the area.

Sunday morning, ahead of the Chicago Bears game at Soldier Field, will be the coldest part of the weekend. While winds may relax on Sunday afternoon, it will still be bitterly cold. During the game, wind chills will be anywhere from -5 to -10.

Chicago is facing cold weather with high temperatures near 24°F and wind chills as low as -5°F, but milder weather is expected next week.

After a brutally cold weekend with single-digit temperatures and wind chills as low as -30 degrees, winter weather in the Chicago area was expected to rebound starting Monday, the NBC 5 Storm Team said.

Temperatures will start in the teens Friday night but rise overnight as warmer air moves in, with the low of 28 degrees occurring just after midnight.

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