Brutal cold, late snow Wednesday NBC Chicago [Video]

Things will start out brutally cold in the Chicago area Wednesday and then wrap up with light snow in the late evening and overnight hours.

According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, the chilly conditions that have gripped the Chicago area will continue into Wednesday morning, with low temperatures in the single digits and wind chills below zero across the region.

Wednesday will be slightly warmer than Tuesday was, with highs climbing into the low-20s across the area, but late in the afternoon clouds will begin to build into the area as a clipper system spins down from Canada and begins to sweep toward the upper Midwest.

That system will take a while to arrive, finally bringing bands of light snow to the area late Wednesday night, and the snow is expected to continue past daybreak on Thursday, according to forecast models.

Even though the snow is expected to persist …