Chilly weather intensifies its grip on the area this weekend. The area is headed for its coolest Saturday/Sunday period in the 7 months since last April—a far cry from last weekend’s unseasonable 73° and 80° highs. The coming weekend’s temperatures will average more than 20° colder.
The meteorological autumn period which began Sept. 1 has been so warm that the other shoe eventually had to drop. The city hasn’t recorded a sub-40° temperature at Midway or O’Hare yet this month. That’s the first time Chicago’s advanced this far into October without a reading falling into the 30s or lower in 44 years. (Note: Normally cooler suburban areas have been cooler than in the city and low 30s have been reported in recent days. There’s been patchy frost in far western suburbs—e.g. in DeKalb County.)
--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.
