Chicago’s windy, rainy warmth this morning will be short-lived as a sharp temperature downturn begins this afternoon when a strong cold front passes through the city. High temperatures the rest of the week will get no higher than the 30s, and overnight lows will drop into the 20s and eventually into the teens. Flurries are likely here on Tuesday with prospects for a shot of light snow with a system passing through the city on Thursday.
On Sunday afternoon, an intense low brought a rash of twisters to the central Plains, while blizzard conditions raged in areas to the west.
As many as 15 twisters struck on the warm east side of the storm in eastern Kansas with several reports of property damage. On the storm’s cold western flank, heavy snowfall and strong winds created blizzard conditions that resulted in a 25-car pile-up that shut down portions of Interstate 70 in eastern Colorado.
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
