Chicago skies were cloudless Sunday as the city experienced a nearly perfect day with highs in the lower 70s. It marked only the fifth time in more than a month that the city recorded a day with 100 percent of possible sunshine. Temperatures will remain mild through Wednesday, though sunshine will fade as clouds increase, leading to a period of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday. Beyond that, the mercury will plunge as a low pressure system anchors itself over the upper Midwest, funneling cloudy and chilly air into the area.
While the Chicago area has emerged from drought, Florida is rapidly drying out. Orlando has recorded less than 4” of rain so far this year, the driest January-April period on record. More than 2,200 wildfires have occurred in Florida this year. Meanwhile, torrential rainfall has returned to Hawaii. Since Friday, Hilo has recorded nearly a foot of rain—more than the 11.24” Chicago has received in all of 2006.
-- Steve Kahn, WGN Weather Center Meteorologist
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
