HIGH: 54
LOW: 47
TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH FRIDAY MAY EXCEED 1 INCH, ESPECIALLY IN CHICAGO AND AREAS SOUTH
* Periods of rain develop from a lowering and thickening overcast.
* The heaviest, most widespread rainfall is likely to occur at night into Friday morning — but lighter rains linger into Friday night.
* Gusty south to southwest winds 11 to 23 mph shift east to northeast at night.
* Daytime temperatures are unlikely to rise out of the 50s.
* It’s the 11th consecutive day of below normal temperatures.
OCT. 8 TEMPERATURES
Normal high/low: 66(degrees)/45(degrees)
Record high: 88(degrees) (1997)
Record low: 27(degrees) (1987)
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