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This November’s been snowy—3.7” to date—but last November ended up to 12.7”; Wednesday night/Thursday storm to bring wind, rain and a brief temp surge into the 50s; local 0.5” to 1” rains likely
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Midweek weather system to be a rain producer
Two disturbances are forecast to impact the region through the midweek period. Late Monday evening, satellite imagery showed a zone of shear, or turning aloft extending from southern Canada to Missouri. Clouds and light rain are expected as this area passes overhead on Tuesday. Temperatures remain cold enough aloft that some snow may be mixed in, mainly north of the city. Stronger low pressure is to evolve over the plains Wednesday, spreading precipitation across the Midwest and Great Lakes Wednesday […]
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Brief respite from November cold mid-week
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Most of US was cold during the first half of November 1991
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Chilly temps dominate next 2 weeks—but a level of cold far less harsh than earlier this week; developing upper trough to deliver clouds & mixed Sunday precip; East Coast braced for wind & waves
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The slow warmup stalls until Wednesday
The slow warmup after the extreme cold of earlier this week will stall over the next few days with high temperatures in the upper 30s to near 40 today through Tuesday. The normal high from the 16th through the 19th ranges from 48 down to 46 degrees by the 19th. The high of 50 predicted for Wednesday would be the first day with a high temperature above normal at O’Hare since October 21st. A rain/snow mix on Sunday will be […]
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Fresh snowpack & frigid arctic flow sets stage for Chicago’s coldest early season high on the books & the record coldest Nov 12 max temp; predicted pattern change to bring temps back to levels closer to normal next week
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Record low temps arrive over fresh snow cover
For the second time this season a significant snowfall has blanketed most of the metro area. Unlike the Halloween storm, our latest bout of wintery weather has been accompanied by plunging temperatures. Single-digit readings are expected outside the city Tuesday morning, though the official low at O’Hare International Airport is forecast to stay just above the 8 degree record for the date. Tuesday’s high will only reach the low 20s, which will set a new record for the lowest high […]
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What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the Chicago area?
Dear Tom, What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the Chicago area? Thanks, Kyle van der Meer Huntley Dear Kyle, The Chicago area’s lowest temperatures cluster in the upper 20s or lower 30s below zero range. Chicago’s all-time official record low is minus 27 reached at O’Hare on January 20, 1985. Rockford recorded its all-time record low earlier this year on January 31 when the mercury plunged to minus 31. That same morning the Aurora Airport in Sugar Grove […]
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Early-season storm brings winter’s full wrath to city Monday
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