Sunday will be brutally cold, but a huge change is coming to Chicago’s forecast

The city of Chicago will be gripped by frigid temperatures and bone-chilling wind chills Sunday, but some big changes are coming to the forecast.

After a frigid and sometimes snowy day Saturday, the Chicago area will see sunny skies to wrap up the weekend, but the cold will remain in place, as highs will struggle to reach 10 degrees across the region.

Making things feel even colder will be occasional wind gusts, which will keep wind chills below zero throughout the day, though some improvement is expected by the afternoon, according to forecast models.

When the Bears game kicks off at Soldier Field, air temperatures will likely still be in the single-digits, and wind chills are expected to be slightly below zero, making it one of the coldest games in the stadium’s history, according to NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Pete Sack.

After a cold day, low temperatures will again drop into the single-digits Sunday night and into Monday morning, with wind chills of 5-to-15 degrees below zero across the region.

Monday will offer a hint of what’s to come during the week, as a mix of clouds and sun will accompany temperatures warming back into the mid-to-upper 20s, setting the stage for a warming trend that will unfold over several days.

Tuesday and Wednesday will likely see partly-to-mostly sunny conditions, with highs rising into the upper-30s or perhaps even the low-40s across the region.

By Thursday, temperatures will soar into the upper-40s, but that will be accompanied by a chance of rain and mixed precipitation, as a cold front moves through the area and drops temperatures back toward the freezing mark by Friday, according to extended forecast models.

That cooldown won’t last very long, as highs are expected to rebound back into the low-40s by Saturday before moderating around seasonal averages for Sunday, with readings back into the upper-30s for several days under mostly clear skies.

Be sure to stay tuned to the NBC 5 Storm Team’s forecasts all week long, and download the NBC Chicago app for all the latest weather news and information.