The feel of autumn will definitely be in the air the next few days as Chicago, encased in gray, leaden skies is subjected to three consecutive sub-70º, damp, blustery and rainy days. By the time sunshine returns on Wednesday two inches or more of rain may have fallen as a series of weather disturbances pass to the south.
Despite the week’s dismal start, summery weather is set to make a decisive return late in the week, as southwest winds boost temperatures back into the 80s.
Typical of weather during the fall transition season, the next cool snap is already in sight by late next weekend.
In the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Florence is expected to become the season’s second hurricane Sunday as it churns northwest on a path that should take it near Bermuda by Monday morning. Last year at this time eight hurricanes were already on the books.
-Steve Kahn WGN-TV Meteorologist
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
