Just days after a thorough soaking by the remnants of Gustav, more rain is headed for
Chicago. Some light showers may develop Sunday, but the city is in line for another
round of significant shower and thunderstorm activity Monday and Monday night as a
cold front pushes through the area. Chilly weather will follow, and low temperatures
may dip below 50 degrees both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings for the first time
since May 29, when the mercury dipped to 42 degrees.
A brief warm-up will boost readings back to around 80 by Thursday, but another cold
front will drop temperatures back to around 70 by next weekend.
HANNA EUROPE-BOUND AS DANGEROUS HURRICANE IKE MARCHES TOWARD FLORIDA AND THE GULF
Tropical Storm Hanna brushed the Eastern Seaboard with gusty winds and heavy rainfall
Saturday. After speeding through the Canadian Maritimes Sunday, it will make a beeline
for the British Isles. Meanwhile, Ike, now a Category 4 hurricane packing top winds of
135 m.p.h., appears headed on a path that will threaten Cuba and southern Florida
before entering the Gulf of Mexico by midweek.
--By Steve Kahn, WGN Weather Center Meteorologist
