Chicago Weather: Scattered Showers, Breezy Conditions Coming Tuesday

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- It was another cool day in Chicago ahead of our next weather maker.

A system that comes diving in from the northwest will bring the chance for scattered showers on Tuesday, with a few thunderstorms also possible. Breezy conditions will accompany this system as it approaches Chicago.

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Winds really pick up, from the northwest, with the passage of a cold front late Tuesday. Wednesday then brings mostly cloudy skies and strong, gusty, winds. A warming trend then heads our way late in the week.

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Forecast:

Monday Night: Clear, low 40s, light SE wind.
Tuesday: Scattered showers and a t-storm. High around 60. Winds 15 gusting to 25.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, low 40s. 20 mph wind gusting to 30.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and colder. High of 50. NW wind 20 mph gusting to 30.
Thursday: Sunshine, middle 50s.
Friday: Some sunshine, low 60s.

--Ed Curran and Mary Kay Kleist