An even stronger wave of arctic air is set to sweep across the Midwest this weekend, setting up dangerously cold wind chills that thankfully don't last very long.

As a clipper system drops snow largely to our south across central Illinois through Friday morning, we do have a couple more opportunities for a little snow locally. First, some flurries after dark Friday evening may cause a dusting, then another clipper system passes well to our south on Saturday, again bringing a dusting as far north as U.S. 30 (Sterling, Amboy).

The big story is an arctic blast led in by a cold front Friday afternoon. Temperatures tank from the mid 20s to the single digits (above 0°) Saturday morning. Wind chills will stay below 0° all weekend and reach dangerously cold levels Saturday night.

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