HIGH: 59
LOW: 40
HEAVIEST RAINS THROUGH MIDDAY, THEN CHANGING TO LIGHTER, MORE OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
* Wind-driven downpours ride occasional 30+ mph gusts from the east-southeast.
* Much lighter rain by late afternoon as winds shift southwest but continue gusty. Rainfall is likely to end at times.
* Afternoon temperatures may reach the low 60s in parts of the metro area.
* Showery spells Friday night, blustery and cooler. Southwest winds 11 to 23 mph.
OCT. 23 TEMPERATURES
Normal high/low: 59(degrees)/39(degrees)
Record high: 85(degrees) (1963)
Record low: 20(degrees) (1981)
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Weather Report is prepared by the WGN-TV Weather Center, where Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN News at 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
Weather updates: Search for forecasts by ZIP code and radar images at chicagotribune.com/weather or wgntv.com
