Monday February 4, 2019 will be the last day of our recent mild weather, which melted a lot of deep snow cover over the weekend. However, a cold front will enter northeast Illinois between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. The air temperature will begin dropping from about 52°F at 12:30 p.m. down to 32°F by 11:00 p.m. Monday. A stiff southwest wind has kept a chill in the air this morning, and will bring a greater chill when winds shift from the northwest by 3:30 p.m. Winds have been gusting from the southwest has high as 28 MPH.
Two Low Pressure Centers on the National Forecast Chart are passing through — one entering southwest Wisconsin, and one passing through southern Missouri and southern Illinois.
There is concern about freezing rain with ice accumulations especially north of the I-80 Tuesday night (starting 7PM) through early Wednesday morning (5AM); and again a lesser amount Wednesday night (7PM to 10PM).
Weather Radar (also nexrad.chgowx.com) shows rain moving southwest to northeast, mostly south of Interstate 80.
Enjoy the milder temperatures for now in the central and eastern states because another big change is coming: https://t.co/f90r6QpGT6 pic.twitter.com/6JlAXwX0hX
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) February 4, 2019
Freezing rain possible Tuesday evening & night. Areas in blue most likely to see tenth of an inch or more of ice. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/refDWMnJXU
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) February 4, 2019
Light rain develops this morning, but with temps in the 40's and 50's. Couple of periods of sleet/freeing rain mid-week. pic.twitter.com/EzluLJHSag
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) February 4, 2019
O’HARE FORECAST …
This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of rain before 4pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 43 by 5pm. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. North wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 9pm. Low around 27. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Rain likely before 7pm, then freezing rain likely between 7pm and 11pm, then rain likely after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42.
Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 26.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Sunday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 31.
LAKE TEMPS …
SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN WATER TEMPERATURES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
903 AM CST Mon Feb 04 2019
LAKE MICHIGAN WATER TEMPERATURES…
CHICAGO SHORE……….35.
CHICAGO CRIB……….32.
MICHIGAN CITY……….33.
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M IS FOR MISSING DATA THAT IS NORMALLY AVAILABLE.
THE MICHIGAN CITY WATER TEMPERATURE SENSOR IS LOCATED AT A WATER INTAKE ONE MILE OFFSHORE AND 60 FEET BELOW WATER SURFACE. IT IS READ EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR.
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