Drone Footage Captures Steam Fog Rising Above Chicago River Amid 'Bitter Cold'

Temperatures hovered around https://x.com/NWSChicago/status/2014665054826676652 zero degrees Fahrenheit (-18 Celsius) in Chicago on Friday, January 23, as the region prepared for https://x.com/NWSChicago/status/2014822299258564934 heavy snowfall the following day, according to the https://x.com/NWSChicago/status/2014822296888775009 National Weather Service (NWS) . Drone footage captured by William B Owens shows steam fog rising above the Chicago River on Friday. The NWS https://x.com/NWSChicago/status/2014822296888775009 said wind chills between -20 and -25 degrees Fahrenheit were expected across the Chicago area. The agency also https://x.com/NWSChicago/status/2014822301682790524 noted a significant increase in river ice, with a few ice jams observed, though little flooding was reported. (Footage by William B. Owens/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)