The Chicago area’s never been treated to 80° earlier than on this date 32 years ago in 1974. The reading was nearly a month and a half ahead of the average April 22 date on which 80° first arrives each year at Midway Airport. Friday’s high will struggle to reach the mid 30s—45° lower than the 1974 benchmark.
An eastbound disturbance, currently a Pacific storm, threatens to bring wet snow or a mix of precipitation to the city as early as Sunday. Some accumulation isn’t out of the question especially Sunday night. With seasonal snowfall here (20.3”), the lowest at this point of a season in 10 years, some late weekend snow wouldn’t be all bad.
We’ve posted a list of speakers who are to join us Saturday April 8 at our 25th annual Fermilab Tornado Seminar in Batavia. Check it out at wgntv.com and follow the links to our weather blog.
-Tom Skilling
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
