Chicago First Alert Weather: Temperatures warming up by the weekend
Mostly sunny, dry and not as breezy for Thursday. Highs will be cool in the mid to upper 50s.
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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.
Mostly sunny, dry and not as breezy for Thursday. Highs will be cool in the mid to upper 50s.
Most locations will be near or below freezing overnight.
Lake effect rain showers are in the forecast for parts of Northwest Indiana, especially in La Porte County.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in place for Porter and Jasper counties in Indiana from 6 p.m. Monday to 3 a.m. Tuesday.
According to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon, a Frost Advisory is in effect for northern and southern Cook County, DuPage, Will and Kankakee County. Most of Northwest Indiana is also included in the Frost Advisory.
According to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon, temperatures will be in the 50s this evening, then fall to the low to mid 40s overnight. A strong north wind Friday will allow for lake effect showers, especially in the morning.
Lows tonight will be in the mid-50s in Chicago, but upper 40s in the suburbs.
Be prepared for a strong cold front that's expected to come on Thursday.
Microbursts, which are difficult to forecast, could cause winds as high as 150 miles per hour.
We are expecting a cooler weekend though.
Sunny skies for Friday with a wind off the lake.
Lots of sunshine with highs in the upper 60s this weekend into the first half of next workweek.
Lows will be in the low to mid 40s in Chicago and partly cloudy.
A mild night is ahead with lows in the low to mid 70s.
Temperatures are also expected to cool off later in the week.