The first full day of spring was anything but—in Chicago as the city shivered through its coldest day since Feb. 20 with a high of only 33º. With a few flurries being blown about by strong northeast winds and windchills that hovered in the teens, the day took on a character more like January than mid March. Only slight improvement is expected the next few days as cold Canadian air continues to flow into the area keeping temperatures well below the seasonable normals which are now approaching 50º.
The cold is expected to relax its grip by the weekend as temperatures climb through the 40s.
In a “down-under” scenario eerily similar to the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, Australia’s Queensland Province still reeling from a direct hit from the 180 m.p.h. winds of Cat. 5 Cyclone Larry is watching the similar track approach of Cyclone Wati. However, latest forecasts have the storm paralleling the coast avoiding a second direct hit.
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
