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“A dry season, a strong wind, and an accidental fire, whenever they occur together, will do the work.”–Prof. I.A. Lapham of the Chicago Weather Bureau commenting about the Chicago Fire of Oct. 8-10, 1871.

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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.