Even though today’s temperatures will average only 3° below normal, it will “feel” much colder to many Chicagoans who will experience a 15°+ drop from yesterday’s July-like readings. A warm front oriented northwest-southeast over the city brought easterly winds and 70° temperatures to the north while south of the front highs warmed into the mid to upper 80s. Farther south and west highs in the low to mid 90s, some 20 to 25° above normal, established new October benchmarks at Moline, Springfield and Peoria. After Monday’s drenching rains, the rainfall total of 15.27" since August 1st at Midway is the third greatest for that period in that station’s history dating back to 1928. While most Northeast Illinois’ soils are saturated and additional rains are forecast today, a welcome week of drying looms ahead. Rain-free high pressure will dominate the weather pattern for the next seven days, punctuated only by a weak cold front this Sunday.
-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.
