The highest amounts of snow stick to the south and east of Chicago, where 2 to 3 inches can be expected. Elsewhere, anywhere from dusting to 2 inches of snow, the lighter amounts are to the northwest. Snow tapers off Friday night and gives way to sunshine for Saturday.

It’s cold, and it’s going to stay cold in Chicago with only minor fluctuations in temperatures likely over the next couple of weeks.

CHICAGO - The cold continues. Wednesday's high temperatures topped out in the mid 20s and there is no thaw in sight. Tonight will be mostly clear to partly cloudy with lows droppi

With the clouds moving out overnight, temperatures will drop into the teens with feels-like temperatures being in the single digits. Wednesday will be the coldest day this week with highs only topping out in the lower 20s at best.

Temperatures on Thursday will remain in the mid-20s under partly cloudy skies. By Thursday night, a system will approach the region, bringing the potential for light snow into Friday. Highs on Friday will inch closer to 30 degrees, with snowfall most likely near and east of Interstate 55.

The seasonably cold January weather is sticking around Chicagoland this week. Early-morning temperatures Wednesday were in the single digits away from the lake and in the teens closer to the lake, with winds out of the northwest dropping wind-chill values to around zero in some locations.