Thursday morning in Chicago calls for rain
Temperatures will remain chilly through Saturday before moderating early next week with highs back to the 40s on Sunday and low 50s by Tuesday.
Watch CBS News
Albert Ramon is the chief meteorologist for CBS News Chicago. Albert joined the First Alert Weather Team in October 2021.
Before coming to CBS, Albert was chief meteorologist at the News Nation Network based in Chicago. While at the network, he covered landfalling hurricanes, blizzards, wildfires and tornado outbreaks for the entire country.
Albert also spent more than a decade at KVUE-TV in Austin, Texas, where he served as chief meteorologist. While in Austin, Albert won two regional Emmy Awards and several Associated Press Awards, including for Best Weathercast.
Before Austin, Albert also worked in Corpus Christi, Texas, at the CBS affiliate, where he also served as a chief meteorologist.
Albert holds degrees in Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University and in Communication/Media Studies from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Albert has earned Seals of Approval from both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association.
You can watch Albert's forecast weekdays at 5, 6, and 10 p.m.
Temperatures will remain chilly through Saturday before moderating early next week with highs back to the 40s on Sunday and low 50s by Tuesday.
The next storm system arrives Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
There's a slight chance for snow later in the week.
1886 was the last time it was this warm on this date in Chicago
Damaging winds also blew late Thursday.
It'll be turning cooler this weekend with highs in the 40s Saturday and upper 30s Sunday to Tuesday.
Expect patchy fog late Sunday into Monday.
Highs by Thursday could be running 20 degrees above average.
Toward the middle of next week, clouds will increase as high-pressure slides to the east.
Below-average precipitation is expected this winter due to an El Niño weather pattern.
Temperatures hold steady in the mid-30s.
The National Weather Service is warning of potential flooding of roads and buildings along the Kankakee River between Wilmington and Phelan Acres.
Rain is likely Wednesday, with a slow decrease in coverage by the early afternoon.
Ice amounts will be up to a quarter of an inch of accumulation, but perhaps as high as 0.30" in the southern suburbs.
An additional 2 to 6 inches of snow will be possible through Saturday midday in Northwest Indiana.