Another testament to the warm autumn that Chicago is experiencing has been the total absence of overnight lows in the 30s so far this season. Not since 1963, when the season’s first low in the 30s finally occurred on Oct. 29, has this autumn benchmark been so delayed. Temperatures in the upcoming week should continue the above-normal trend that has dominated this season so far.
Area rain deficits continue to increase, though prospects for some significant precipitation are shaping up for later this week as a storm system passes through the Midwest. In contrast, more than a week of flooding rain is finally ending in the Northeast, where rainfall totals so far this month include 13.26 inches at New York City’s Central Park and 10.76 inches at Concord, N.H.
Meanwhile, interests along the Gulf Coast are keeping a watchful eye on Tropical Depression 24 in the Caribbean that is expected to strengthen into Hurricane Wilma later this week.
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
