October heading for a sunnier, milder exit

Thursday’s and Friday’s overcast was gone Saturday and temperatures responded by rebounding to the the lower 50s, though strong and gusty northwest winds made it feel cooler. Peak gusts reached 44 m.p.h. at Midway and 38 m.p.h. at O’Hare as Chicago lay on the back side of strengthening low pressure moving through the Northeast. Winds of 50-70 m.p.h. there knocked out power to more than 250,000 people in the region.
Saturday’s sun and minor warm-up was just a tease of what is to come in October’s final days. Sunday’s highs should approach 60º and Monday’s potential highs in the lower 70s promise the warmest readings here since a 66º high on October 9. Monday’s warmth should make the first early sunset (4:48 p.m. CST) commute a little easier to adjust to.
Unfortunately, the 70º warmth won’t last through Halloween, but trick-or-treaters should have dry conditions with temperatures in the upper 40s or lower 50s.
-Steve Kahn WGN-TV Meteorologist