Chicago First Alert Weather: Winds calm down
Lighter winds for Easter Sunday with highs in the upper 40s. An east wind will keep temperatures in the low 40s along the lake. Showers possible Sunday evening.
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Lighter winds for Easter Sunday with highs in the upper 40s. An east wind will keep temperatures in the low 40s along the lake. Showers possible Sunday evening.
Thursday's temperatures will be in the low 50s.
Scattered showers will persist through the evening.
There is chance for scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms Tuesday evening.
It's going to be a beautiful day for fans watching the White Sox Home Opener!
Damaging winds are the primary threat, but isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out.
Monday's high temperatures will be in the low 60s with mostly cloudy skies.
Sunday night brings a few showers and some possible thunder.
Today's temp has been bumped up a bit and I don't hear any complaints. With sunshine, we expect a high temp right around 60 at ORD.
A warmup is on the way, but it's bringing showers and storms.
Mostly cloudy with a high in the middle 40s.
Isolated areas of a light snow are possible overnight. Lows will be in the low 30s.
CBS 2 meteorologist Laura Bannon is tracking snow showers approaching the Chicago area.
Patchy rain this evening, then a slight chance for a rain and snow mix overnight. Lows in the mid 30s.
Breezy tonight with patchy showers possible. Lows in the mid to upper 30s in most locations.
The first front moved through Chicago overnight with rain. Now the second part of the system will pull colder air into our area for the next few days.
Rain showers may impact your morning commute Wednesday, but it will clear by the afternoon.
Rain showers for Wednesday morning, then partly cloudy and windy in the afternoon. An isolated shower is possible in the afternoon with highs in the upper 50s.
Leftover showers will come through Wednesday morning.
A mild day is ahead with showers in the afternoon.
It will be mostly cloudy tonight with lows in the mid to upper 30s.
According to CBS 2 meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist, there's a push of cooler air into Friday will create a rain/snow mix to close the workweek.
Increasing clouds late today, then rain increases by mid to late evening. Showers are likely overnight through early Monday morning
Anything beats yesterday's rain and snow!
Slushy snow far north, rain and snow to all rain thru the city, rain south. Precipitation wraps up by 3 pm or so. Little or no precipitation. Hi of 40.
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