Persistent low-level cloudiness that covered Chicago yesterday and held over the area last night will thin out as it slowly drifts south and east this morning. The influence of high pressure centered over the western Great Lakes will finally result in abundant sunshine this afternoon. Visibilities will be unlimited along the lakefront, but gusty northeast winds could make near shore waters a little choppy. During the week ahead temperatures at O’Hare’s official observation site are forecast to reach at least 80° each day, allowing the string of 80s to reach 15 by next Saturday. Nearly an inch of rain fell at O’Hare (0.85 inch) late Friday and early Saturday, but the monthly precipitation is still over an inch below normal (totals are much above normal in southern sections). Showers and t-storms associated with a cold front Tuesday and then a warmer more humid unstable air mass later in the week could significantly cut this deficit.
-Paul Dailey, WGN-TV meteorologist
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
