The atmosphere becomes more energetic and the weather becomes more vigorous in the autumn, and Chicago is about to experience some examples of that in upcoming days.
The autumn season, standing as it does between summer and winter, can on occasion deliver a little of the weather characteristic of both those seasons. The weather plate in upcoming days will offer Chicagoans varied servings of sunshine and summery warmth, blustery winds, autumnal chill, clouds and showers, a 33° temperature drop and a 45° temperature rise.
However, past autumns have delivered far larger fluctuations. Chicago’s temperatures plunged 57º from 84º on Oct. 31, 1950, to 27º four days later. In 1992, the city’s temperatures surged 55º from an early-morning low of 21º on Oct. 19 to 76º by the 23rd.
-Richard Koeneman, WGN-TV Meteorologist
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
