Chicago First Alert Weather: Beautiful evening ahead with mild temps tomorrow
Be prepared for a strong cold front that's expected to come on Thursday.
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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.
Be prepared for a strong cold front that's expected to come on Thursday.
Microbursts, which are difficult to forecast, could cause winds as high as 150 miles per hour.
We are expecting a cooler weekend though.
Sunny skies for Friday with a wind off the lake.
Lots of sunshine with highs in the upper 60s this weekend into the first half of next workweek.
Lows will be in the low to mid 40s in Chicago and partly cloudy.
A mild night is ahead with lows in the low to mid 70s.
Temperatures are also expected to cool off later in the week.
CBS 2's Albert Ramon caught up with him at his new exhibit at the Elmhurst Art Museum.
Mostly sunny skies for much of Saturday, then partly cloudy by late in the day. Highs in the low to mid 80s.
Rain chances will remain low for much of Saturday, but shower chances increase Saturday night.
Pockets of fog will be possible, but mainly for areas south of I-80.
Lows will be in the upper 50s and low 60s.
Lows Monday night will range from upper 50s in the western suburbs, to upper 60s in Chicago.
Waves of 5 to 6 feet are possible, rip current risk will be elevated, and swimming conditions will be dangerous.