Some showers followed by cold winds may be coming to northern Illinois for Thanksgiving week.

A cold front passage of winter temperatures is predicted to hit the area Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service. Ahead of dropping temperatures, rain showers are forecast to start late Monday and continue Tuesday.

Monday night has a 90% chance of precipitation for the Chicago area and a 50% chance Tuesday, mainly in the morning, according to the NWS.

Cold blustery winds that could reach 40 mph are predicted to hit Wednesday night, dropping temperatures to the high 20-degree mark. “Flurries or intermittent light snow showers may occur,” according to the NWS.

Wednesday and Thursday are expected to be sunny, but temperatures in the mid-30s with wind chills in the teens and 20s a

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