Much of the area beyond the reach of cool breezes off Lake Michigan returns to the 80s Thursday. For west suburban residents, it marks the 4th consecutive day with temperatures 80° or higher.
A fog and low cloud generating lake breeze swept several miles inland late morning Wednesday, at one point lowering lakeshore air temperatures to the mid 50s while west and south suburban locations flirted with 80°.
Except for brief, thundery showers early Wednesday, May has opened with more rain-free days than any over the past 15 years. May’s overall warmth makes the month the 21st mildest of the past 137. Mild temperatures continue into Friday with 80s away from the lake. A temperature downturn is likely as gusty NE winds take hold off a Canadian high pressure later Friday and Saturday.
Resurging warmth late Sunday sets the stage for 2007’s warmest reading yet (87°) on Monday.
--By Tom Skilling, WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
