Chicago: Powerful 40-50 m.p.h. SSW gusts in place this afternoon. Sun–then increasing clouds. Twenty-plus degrees above normal. Overcast beyond midday. Spotty 20-30% coverage afternoon showers; 70% coverage rain and embedded thunderstorms at night.
HIGH: 70
LOW: 42
HIGH WINDS LATER, 40+ M.P.H. GUSTS, RAIN AROUND 0.39″
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.
