CHICAGO — The Chicago area saw its first snow of the season Saturday morning, as snowflakes were observed at O'Hare.
Combined with colder-than-normal temperatures, that might be enough to give Chicagoans flashbacks to last winter's record chills. But meteorologists with the National Weather Service say it's too soon to break out the snowblower.
"Part of the reason [it felt so cold] today, is it's windy," said meteorologist Amy Seeley. "Besides being cold, it's windy, which adds to how it feels outside."
It will warm up Sunday, Seeley said, with temperatures in the 50s. That's still cooler than normal, as average temperatures for this time of year are in the mid- to upper 60s, she said.
Still, today saw the area's third-earliest snowfall. The earliest snowfall was observed on Sept. 25 in both 1928 and 1942, Seeley said.
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