Cloudiness and lingering spits of drizzle and very light rain are still possible today, but the sun is also likely to break through the overcast at times, and those tentative rays of sunshine are harbingers of brighter days and warmer temperatures ahead.
Computer models are in agreement that a major weather pattern change is in the works. For Chicago and the Midwest, this is a signal that the recent spell of gray dampness and cool temperatures is about to give way to higher temperatures.
The warm-up begins today, strengthens tomorrow, then is blunted by a brief return of cooler air over the weekend before a vigorous and more enduring warm-up arrives early next week.
It’s even possible that Chicago’s temperatures might hit 80º by next Wednesday —an event that occurs here on only about one day in 14 in the middle of October.
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
