A storm system moving east from the Plains threatens to make Easter Sunday here pretty much of a washout.
Showers and thunderstorms should occur intermittently today before tapering off tonight. A brisk east wind off of chilly Lake Michigan will restrict temperatures to the 50s from the city north, but southern sections should see readings rise into the 60s. With moist air feeding into storm, precipitation totals in the city are expected to top the one inch mark and if this occurs Easter 2006 will be Chicago’s wettest since 1.43” of rain fell on April 22, 1984.
Hot air surged north ahead of the storm system Saturday afternoon setting record high temperatures through the southern Plains and Southeast. Wichita Falls, Texas took the heat honors with a sizzling record high of 102º. The storm also spawned numerous twisters in Kansas and Nebraska adding to this season’s growing totals.
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
