Chicago First Alert Weather: Sunny and summery warm weekend
It will be mostly sunny and hot for Friday, with highs near 90 degrees. On Saturday and Sunday, highs will be in the mid 80s, with cooler conditions near the lake.
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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.
It will be mostly sunny and hot for Friday, with highs near 90 degrees. On Saturday and Sunday, highs will be in the mid 80s, with cooler conditions near the lake.
According to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon, highs this afternoon will once again be near 90 degrees.
According to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon, storm chances decrease during the early evening hours.
According to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon, highs Tuesday afternoon will be in the mid to upper 80s, but staying in the mid to upper 70s along the lakeshore.
According to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon, partly cloudy tonight with lows near 60 degree and mid 50s in the suburbs.
According to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon, it'll be partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday with highs in the upper 80s.
Memorial Day will feature a partly cloudy sky with highs around 80 degrees and mid-70s near the lake.
A breezy and cool day is ahead with highs in the low 60s.
Afternoon temperatures will range from the upper 50s near the lake to the 70s in the suburbs, to the low 80s for a few spots south of I-80.
Wednesday's highs will be in the mid-60s with breezy conditions.
Cool conditions will continue into Thursday with morning temperatures in the upper 40s and afternoon highs in the low 60s.
A cold front will move through the area by early Wednesday morning, making for a breezy and cooler day.
The air quality dropped from moderate to unhealthy Friday afternoon.
Mainly dry conditions are expected after today for at least the next week.
Most of the rain will be light and won't amount to much.