Warm then windy with showers possible this weekend
A cloudy start to the day with patchy to areas of dense fog this morning. Another afternoon with record highs in range with more clouds than sun. Above normal temperatures continue tomorrow with wind increasing through the day. It’s possible that wind advisories will be issued Friday with scattered showers arriving late.
By the end of the day, two new records possible
By the end of the day, two records for daily high temperatures could be met or broken. The potential for both the daily high and the all-time February maximum temperature. Partly cloudy skies with the air conditioners humming in the background. Near record highs continue Friday.
Few showers early, windy and cool for the afternoon
It’s definitely a drier start to the day, but a few showers will push through during the morning hours. We will see dry conditions by afternoon, but winds will increase and mostly cloudy skies will continue. Highs for today will only be in the low 60s.
It’s no longer freezing in Chicago: Here’s how our recent cold stretch compares with the city’s coldest deep freezes on record
The temperature at O’Hare International Airport, the city’s official recording site, was 33 degrees at 11:51 a.m., Sunday. It’s the first time the temperature reached above 32 degrees after 17 consecutive days of below freezing conditions.
chicagotribune.com