Wet snow coming to Chicago area Wednesday
Temperatures will warm into the 50s Friday and Saturday and 60s by Monday.
Watch CBS News
Albert Ramon is the chief meteorologist for CBS News Chicago. Albert joined the First Alert Weather Team in October 2021.
Before coming to CBS, Albert was chief meteorologist at the News Nation Network based in Chicago. While at the network, he covered landfalling hurricanes, blizzards, wildfires and tornado outbreaks for the entire country.
Albert also spent more than a decade at KVUE-TV in Austin, Texas, where he served as chief meteorologist. While in Austin, Albert won two regional Emmy Awards and several Associated Press Awards, including for Best Weathercast.
Before Austin, Albert also worked in Corpus Christi, Texas, at the CBS affiliate, where he also served as a chief meteorologist.
Albert holds degrees in Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University and in Communication/Media Studies from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Albert has earned Seals of Approval from both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association.
You can watch Albert's forecast weekdays at 5, 6, and 10 p.m.
Temperatures will warm into the 50s Friday and Saturday and 60s by Monday.
After some lingering snow and rain showers Thursday, drier weather returns Thursday evening through Saturday as high pressure builds over the region.
Windy conditions Tuesday night and Wednesday, with gusts potentially as high as 50 mph.
There's a chance for strong to severe storms in northwest Indiana in the afternoon, as storms producing hail and damaging winds will be possible.
The main concern will come from storms producing hail and gusty winds.
Numerous of showers and storms are expected Sunday evening through Tuesday as a storm system moves through the region.
Some of the thunderstorms on Friday night have the potential to produce heavy rainfall, which could lead to minor flooding.
Clouds increase Friday with highs in the low to mid-50s. The coolest readings will be near the lake in the 40s.
Highs on Saturday will be in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. Rain chances return late Sunday, with highs around 50 for Easter.
We'll see additional showers late Sunday and through the day on Monday for the first day of April.
Although the severe weather threat is low, storms producing damaging winds and isolated tornadoes will be possible.
Sunday will be mostly cloudy, breezy, and milder, with highs in the mid-40s.
Snowfall amounts of one to three inches will be possible, with isolated higher amounts near the Wisconsin state line.
Snow accumulations will be possible, especially for areas north of I-88.
Highs on Sunday will struggle to reach 40 degrees, with wind chills in the 30s.