Record warmth on the way for Chicago
The high temperature record on March 9 for Chicago O'Hare at 69 degrees, which was set back in 2021. The city will climb into the 70s.
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The high temperature record on March 9 for Chicago O'Hare at 69 degrees, which was set back in 2021. The city will climb into the 70s.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 7 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, March 8, 2026.
Don't forget to change the clocks as we spring forward.
Showers and a few thunderstorms continue through midday Thursday before gradually tapering off during the afternoon.
Rain showers and areas of fog return to the Chicago area Wednesday evening, beginning a stretch of unsettled and increasingly spring-like weather.
Mainly gray skies and cool temperatures continue Tuesday night and early Wednesday before a storm moves our way from the Rockies.
Temperatures stay above average into early next week before cooler air potentially returns mid-March.
A few showers on Tuesday, then rain chances increase later Wednesday night into Thursday, when a better push of moisture moves through.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, March 2, 2026.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has your 5 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, March 2, 2026.
As Chicago starts the first week of March, expect above-average temperatures in the 40s and 50s.
Clouds will clear late tonight, with temperatures dropping to a low of 24.
Meteorologist Carl Lam has your 6 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Staying breezy for these next 36 hours across Chicagoland so lake-effect snow and flurries remain in the forecast tonight and Sunday.
As La Niña continues to fade and we transition toward a more neutral pattern, the atmosphere should become a bit less locked into extremes and a little more typical of a Midwestern spring, which can still bring plenty of ups and downs.
Winds turn southerly Thursday, and by Friday some spots could touch the low 60s — about 20 degrees above normal! It will be breezy, with gusts 25 to 30 mph.
More cloud cover lingers on Thursday, as the short mild trend continues across Chicago with highs in the lower 40s.
Warming temps the next few days, from 30s Wednesday to 40s Thursday, then upper 50s on Friday.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest, including highs in the mid-50s by Friday.
Southerly winds will pump in milder air on Tuesday with a high around 40 degrees.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has your 5 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
The advisory will continue for these La Porte and Porter counties until noon on Monday.
Lake-effect snow showers will favor Northwest Indiana Sunday night and Monday.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 6 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.
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