Welcome thunderstorms rolled through the entire rain-starved Chicago area early Saturday, but it was the north side that harvested most of the beneficial rainfall with many areas totaling between one and two inches. Officially, O’Hare measured 1.35 inches of rain, the largest one day rainfall there since last August 28 when 1.41 inches fell. Southern areas were not as fortunate with rainfall tallies sharply tapering off to less than one quarter inch. With drier air now moving into the area, it appears that the rain spigot will be turned off until at least the end of the week.
The next few days also promise to be quite cool having an autumnal-like feel to them, giving the city a preview of rapidly approaching meteorological fall which begins in less than two weeks on September 1. Daytime highs should remain in the 70s Monday and Tuesday, and aided by clear skies and lengthening darkness, overnight lows could approach 50º in the coolest inland suburbs.
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
