Light snow swept across the area Sunday evening, bringing Chicago its first measurable
snow of the season precisely on the date of its expected arrival. Through early evening,
areas reporting measurable snowfall included the official site at O'Hare International
Airport as well as Midway Airport, Mundelein, Downers Grove and Oak Brook.
Temperatures hovering just above 32 degrees allowed the light snow to whiten the
ground. The snow will be short-lived here, but areas to the east downwind of Lake
Michigan are gearing up for the season's first major lake-effect snow, which may bring
8 inches or more to parts of north-central Indiana and southwest Lower Michigan by
Tuesday.
The week ahead promises to be chilly with highs in the 30s most days. A brief warmup
should send the mercury into the 40s Wednesday before another slug of colder air
arrives, accompanied by second round of lake-effect snow.
RECORD HIGHS, LOW HUMIDITY MAKE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA A TINDERBOX
Downsloping Santa Ana winds gusting at more than 50 m.p.h. sent temperatures
soaring and humidities dropping in Southern California on Sunday as wildfires
continued to ravage parts of the area.
--By Steve Kahn, WGN Weather Center Meteorologist
