Chicago: Powerful west winds gust 35+ m.p.h. Nearly steady temperatures at mid-December levels. Wind chills: 16-24 (degrees). Gray skies, passing snow flurries–even a few possible snow showers. First sub-40 (degrees) reading of Fall and the coldest since March 21. Clearing, colder at night. Coldest readings: Low/mid teens inland.
HIGH: 35
LOW: 19
COLDEST IN NEARLY EIGHT MONTHS, WIND ADVISORY
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.
