Starting Thursday, dangerously frigid air from Siberia and the North Pole is forecast to plunge the Great Lakes region into subzero territory for multiple days.

Forecasters are warning of potentially hazardous travel conditions Wednesday evening as a “burst of snow” is set to pair with intense winds. The National Weather Service warned travelers to “be prepared” for the possibility of a one to two-hour “burst of snow and hazardous travel conditions.

A snow squall brought whiteout conditions to the Chicago office of the National Weather Service (NWS), located in nearby Romeoville, Illinois, on Wednesday.The NWS reported gusting winds between 45 and 50 mph,

Chicago braces for extreme cold with temperatures predicted to plummet below zero and possible snow and ice storms forecasted.

Forecasters are warning about "wind-whipped" snow showers that could sharply reduce visibility and bring a few inches of snow to the Chicagoland area Saturday evening.

The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will square off this Saturday for the third time this season. As of now, it sounds like weather will play a factor. There were concerns that snow would impact the Packers and Bears at Soldier Field on Wild Card weekend.

Chicago experiences extreme cold and hazardous travel conditions on Martin Luther King Day due to snow and high winds.

Wind chills are expected to plummet as low as minus 35 degrees Friday, according to the National Weather Service.