Saturday evening was the last sunset we’ll see until Friday, as shown from the football field at Christian Liberty Acadey. Record warmth, clouds, and thunderstorms are in store, followed by colder temperatures.
At 8:00 a.m. the air temperature at Chicago O’Hare International Airport is 47°F, which is already 5° above the forecast high for today.
Fog could be a problem tonight. Cloudy conditions will persist until Friday. Tomorrow morning record warmth and humid air will stream north through the area. Also, some thunderstorms may develop tomorrow with possible record high temperatures in the 60’s. There is chance of heavy rainfall Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night.
Today
Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 42. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Occasional showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Areas of dense fog. Temperature rising to around 54 by 5am. Light south wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 63. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 35. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow before noon, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy.
Thursday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.
Thursday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Friday Night A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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