Chicago First Alert Weather: Lows in the upper 30s by tonight, possible rain overnight
Patchy areas of rain are possible overnight into Friday morning.
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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.
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Patchy areas of rain are possible overnight into Friday morning.
A front will pass through the area on Thursday allowing for a chance for light rain in the afternoon and evening.
Partly cloudy and much warmer for Wednesday. A strong south wind will boost highs into the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. That's more than 20 degrees above average for this time of year.
A breezy south wind returns on Wednesday bringing temperatures back to the mid to upper 60s for highs.
It will be mostly cloudy with temperatures holding steady overnight through Saturday morning in the upper 30s and low 40s.
Get ready for the warmest weather of the year.
A strong south wind will push highs on Saturday to the highest levels so far this year.