Chicago: A frosty start, but temperatures surge with sunshine and increasing SW winds. Some gusts may approach 20 m.p.h. Afternoon highs in the lower 50s are more typical of late March and fully 22(degrees) above normal. Scattered clouds, breezy and mild for the season at night.
HIGH: 52
LOW: 35
LATE-MARCH WARMTH
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.
