Chicago First Alert Weather: Nice Easter weekend ahead
Next week will be much warmer, thanks to a south wind, with highs in the upper 60s on Monday and mid to upper 70s by late-week.
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Next week will be much warmer, thanks to a south wind, with highs in the upper 60s on Monday and mid to upper 70s by late-week.
Dry high-pressure parks across our region for the next several days.
Sunshine holds through Easter weekend with temperatures reaching the 60s.
According to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon, expect lots of sunshine for Friday, but a wind off the lake will produce a huge temperature difference.
However, with a light lake breeze present this weekend, temperatures near the lake will be noticeably cooler Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Tonight will be colder with lows in the low to mid 30s. Skies will clear tonight, making for a sunny day for Thursday.
Also, a dry pattern sets up through the Easter weekend, according to CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist.
Only days after a round of severe weather brought 16 tornadoes to northern Illinois and Indiana, more severe weather hit the Chicago area on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Another round of severe thunderstorms is possible for the Chicago area starting around 7 p.m. until around midnight, according to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is keeping track of another round of potential rain late Tuesday after an earlier round of storms with damaging winds and large hail.
Severe storms are on the way.
The greatest threat Tuesday night will come from damaging straight-line winds, as storms could produce wind gusts exceeding 60 miles per hour.
Beautiful clearing for the end of the workweek and for the Easter weekend is expected.
Storms will arrive late in the day Tuesday and could be severe.
It'll become mostly sunny today with a high near 60 degrees.
Two rounds of dangerous storms have brought damaging winds, tornadoes, and hail to our area.
Spring storms return Tuesday.
We are out of Alert Mode after yesterday's storms.
CBS 2 Meteorologists Robb Ellis and Mary Kay Kleist have the weather forecast as severe thunderstorms begin to edge into the Chicago area.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Robb Ellis has the latest on the line of severe weather heading toward the Chicago area Friday afternoon.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Robb Ellis has the latest on what viewers can expect in terms of the severe weather timeline hitting the Chicago region Friday afternoon through Friday night.
Storm are expected to arrive after 2 p.m. from the extreme west. Expect Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Tornado Warnings through the evening.
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Once snow wraps up early in the afternoon, skies clear but temperatures remain low in the 30s.
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