Freezing rain, snow and cold snap in the forecast

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Updated: January 16, 2012 1:36PM

A very brief warmup will shower Chicago with a bit of rain on Monday, then temperatures will dip all the way down to eight degrees Tuesday night.

That light rain will transition to light freezing rain late Monday and early Tuesday, the National Weather Service says.

The snow will start up once again on Tuesday before noon. Temperatures will rapidly fall to around 24 degrees by 5 p.m. and there should be about 1 to 3 inches of snow by nighttime.

The chilly low on Tuesday? Just 8 degrees. It won’t get too much warmer for the rest of the week. Wednesday will see a high of 25 degrees with a low of 19. Thursday will reach just 22 degrees and dip to 19 degrees at night.