Chicago: Chilly, wind-driven rain-heavy at times. Totals 1″+ likely. A t-storm? Powerful 35+ m.p.h. gusts ease later today. Mixed sleet and snow north/west sections. Accumulations may reach 3-6″ far NW sections toward the Illinois/Wisc. border. Winds surge, turning colder late at night. Rain shifts to snow.
HIGH: 43
LOW: 32
11″+ CHICAGO RAIN;MIXED SLEET/SNOW N.W.
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.




