Central Illinois to experience bitter cold temperatures. What to know

SPRINGFIELD – Central Illinois and the capital city will be seeing another round of bitter cold temperatures this weekend.

Temperatures are set to turn sharply colder by late week, according to the National Weather Service.

There is an increasing likelihood of bitter cold wind chills Friday through Saturday, a weather graphic shows. Springfield is predicted to experience a -15-degree minimum wind chill forecast from Jan. 23 to Jan. 24.

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According to the Detailed Forecast for Springfield, the temperature will drop from a high near 32 on Thursday to a low around 3 on Thursday night.

Friday will be partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Friday night will be mostly cloudy with a low around -1.

Saturday shows a 30% chance of snow after noon. It will be mostly cloudy with a high near 13. Saturday night is predicted to see a 30% chance of snow before midnight. It will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.

Sunday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 19.

Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal-Register. He can be reached at tackerman@usatodayco.com.