From wind-whipped flurries, to wind chills in the teens, to the potential for widespread snow, the Thanksgiving week forecast in the Chicago area is giving new meaning to the phrase cold turkey.

The changes are expected to move in overnight Tuesday, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, following a cloudy and foggy day with highs in the low 50s.

"Over the next 24 hours, it will get significantly colder and windier ," NBC 5 Strom Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes said.

Beginning at 3 a.m. Wednesday, a wind advisory will go into effect for much of northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana, with frequent gusts as high as 50 miles per hour, the National Weather Service said.

"Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects, including holiday decorations," the advisory said. "Tree limbs could

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