A calmer and cooler day is ahead in Chicago with increasing rain chances Friday into Saturday. 

Thursday will be a breezy day with highs in the 50s. 

Partly cloudy skies Thursday night, with lows in the upper 30s and low 40s. 

Some early sunshine is possible on Friday, but clouds will increase quickly ahead of our next weather maker. Scattered showers increase in the afternoon and will be more numerous Friday night. 

Highs on Friday will be in the upper 40s, with temperatures staying in the mid 40s near the lake. Rainfall amounts will be less than an inch.

Rain chances linger into Saturday, but mainly for areas along and south of Interstate 80. Highs this weekeend will reach around 50 degrees, but stay in the 40s near the lake.

A strong cold front arrives Monday morning, with a slight chance of rain and wet snow. Windy and colder Monday afternoon with highs in the 30s. 

Temperatures start to increase mid-week, ahead of 60-degree weather by late week.