Windy Wednesday in Chicago with rain changing to snow
A Wind Advisory was in effect until midnight Wednesday night as winds have been gusting 40 to 50 mph.
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A Wind Advisory was in effect until midnight Wednesday night as winds have been gusting 40 to 50 mph.
A large storm system will bring wind, rain, thunder, and snow to the Chicago area through Wednesday.
Highs will be near 50 degrees on Monday with chances for a stray shower and mostly sunny skies.
Rainfall totals could add up to more than 2 inches over the course of those 48 hours.
Any early morning flurries will move out of our area with increasing sunshine this afternoon.
Morning wind chill temperatures drop to the single-digits early Saturday, then high temperatures remain below freezing.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
A Wind Advisory for Friday with gusts to 45 mph is in effect.
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It will be slightly cooler on Thursday, but temperatures remain above the norm in the middle 40s.
Rain will be mostly light, though some downpours and thunderstorms are possible, especially south of Chicago.
Temperatures remain very mild throughout the work-week with highs in the 50s and 40s.
Throughout the rest of the workweek, highs will be approaching the upper 40s and lower 50s.
Highs on Monday reach the 50s, which is nearly 10 to 15 degrees above normal.
With these mild temperatures, expect the snowpack to continue to melt away.
Snow on the ground in Chicago will soon be gone as temperatures climb into the 40s for the next several days. Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the First Alert Weather forecast.
High temperatures will stay in the 40s for highs for much of the week, with some opportunities for rain shower activity.
Warmer temperatures will be sticking around for the next several days, with a couple chances for rain in the Chicago area next week. Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the First Alert Weather forecast.
For the first time in a week, temperatures will climb back above freezing this weekend. Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Temperatures are warming up after a long stretch of bitter cold in the Chicago area. Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
We'll enjoy lots of sunshine Saturday, then increasing clouds Sunday as highs rise into the 40s.
While still cold tonight, lows will fall to the teens. This is a huge improvement from earlier in the week.
Southwest winds and sunshine give our slow, steady warming trend a kick Friday into the weekend as high temperatures finally rise above freezing.
On Thursday morning, wind chills drop as low as -15 degrees.
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