Chicago-area residents can look forward to a third consecutive day in
the 80s on Thursday. The unseasonable warmth follows Wednesday's
84-degree high at O'Hare International Airport and 85 at Midway-tying
2009's highest readings to date. Temperatures as warm as 88 degrees
occurred at Wheaton and 86 at Flossmoor, but surged into the 90s a
second day in Minneapolis, eclipsing the previous record of 91 dating to
1975.
The warm spell comes to an end with the passage of a wind-shifting cold
front Thursday night. The easterly winds predicted behind the front in
coming days will temper daytime warming, especially near Lake Michigan.
Rains continue in Florida
By late Wednesday, Bunnell, in Flagler County, had tallied 23.75 inches
of rain since Sunday. Rainfall on Wednesday alone totaled 9.27 inches at
Jacksonville Naval Air Station and 6.74 inches at Daytona Beach. The
moisture producing those rains is to sweep into the Midwest encouraging
holiday weekend haze and cloud development.
the 80s on Thursday. The unseasonable warmth follows Wednesday's
84-degree high at O'Hare International Airport and 85 at Midway-tying
2009's highest readings to date. Temperatures as warm as 88 degrees
occurred at Wheaton and 86 at Flossmoor, but surged into the 90s a
second day in Minneapolis, eclipsing the previous record of 91 dating to
1975.
The warm spell comes to an end with the passage of a wind-shifting cold
front Thursday night. The easterly winds predicted behind the front in
coming days will temper daytime warming, especially near Lake Michigan.
Rains continue in Florida
By late Wednesday, Bunnell, in Flagler County, had tallied 23.75 inches
of rain since Sunday. Rainfall on Wednesday alone totaled 9.27 inches at
Jacksonville Naval Air Station and 6.74 inches at Daytona Beach. The
moisture producing those rains is to sweep into the Midwest encouraging
holiday weekend haze and cloud development.
