Northern Illinois remains under wind chill warning through Tuesday

Northern Illinois remains under a wind chill warning for the second straight day, and the warning now goes through noon Tuesday.

The wind chill warning covers Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Will, Grundy, La Salle, Bureau, Lee, Ogle, Whiteside and Carroll counties. After that, most of the region is under a wind chill advisory from noon Tuesday through 9 a.m. Wednesday. Wind chills are not expected to climb above -10 until Wednesday morning.

The National Weather Service forecast says DeKalb, Dixon and Rochelle could see -40 wind chills on Tuesday morning. Exposed skin could become frostbitten in as little as 30 minutes. Those who have to be outside are urged to wear hats and gloves, layers and cover exposed skin.

The National Weather Service also says another couple of shots of snow are possible. The first comes Monday night south of Interstate 80, while the second chance is Wednesday into Thursday for the entire region.