Chicago: Unseasonably warm. Peak readings equivalent to Chicago’s “normal” September 18 high. Generous sunshine, gusty SW winds. Incoming mid and high-level clouds filter sunlight this afternoon. Warmest locations reach 74(degrees), only a degree shy of the 1987 record (75(degrees)). Partly cloudy, breezy, mild Thursday night.
HIGH: 72
LOW: 55
NEAR RECORD, 18(degrees) ABOVE NORMAL!
Note: Predicted high and low temperatures on the Tribune weather page are chronological–the “high” refers to the maximum reading expected during the day and the “low” is the minimum reading expected the following night.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
