Clearing skies Sunday night for Chicago area
Clouds gradually clear tonight, with lows dropping in the 20s.
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Clouds gradually clear tonight, with lows dropping in the 20s.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, March 16, 2025.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 5:30 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, March 16, 2025.
This morning, light snow is possible, with an inch or so of accumulation.
A warm and very windy day ahead, but a cold front brings falling temps.
After a warm and windy Saturday, rain returns to the Chicago area Saturday night, and changes to snow showers by Sunday morning. Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
A little rain and snow usher in the cold air tonight and early Sunday morning after Friday's high of 79.
There is a high wind warning from 7 a.m. to noon, then another wind advisory again from noon to 6 p.m.
A large storm system could bring strong and damaging winds, and possibly a few tornadoes, to the Chicago area late Friday night into the early hours of Saturday. Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 5 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has a 4 p.m. First Alert Weather update for Thursday, March 13, 2025.
A line of severe weather is headed to the Chicago area Friday night and into Saturday morning, bringing high damaging winds and the possibility of some isolated tornadoes.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 5 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 5 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
A dry cold front will march through the region on Tuesday, creating cooler air and changing the airflow near the lakefront.
Near the immediate lakeshore, temperatures will be in the 40s, while inland temperatures will be close to 50 degrees. You can expect temperatures to fall during the second half of the day.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, March 9, 2025.
The week ahead looks great, but a front will bring rain by Friday night/Saturday.
Meteorologist Ed Curran has your 7 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, March 9, 2025.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
The only downside is losing an hour of sleep as we "spring forward" at 2 a.m.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
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