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Despite milder pattern, messy weather threatens late week
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Above average temps due to resume by midweek
Polar air that swept into the area over the weekend delivered the lowest temperatures observed so far this season. Sunday marked a 4th straight day to post a temperature deficit, making it the longest stretch of sub-normal readings this winter. Clouds and flurries off lake Michigan kept readings in the 20s most areas Sunday night, and sunshine Monday afternoon allowed city temps to peak near freezing. As a result, official readings at O’Hare airport averaged just above normal for the […]
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Weekend surge of Polar air not a sign of pattern change
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Friday evening snow snarls traffic, cancels hundreds of flights; light rain/drizzle accompany brief Saturday AM temp surge before frigid arctic air hits on biting northwest winds sending wind chills plunging well below zero
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Snow to rain by early Saturday, then much colder
Chicago finds itself in a situation that occurs frequently in the cold season: In a transition zone between significant snow to the northwest and little or no snow the southeast. The zone can be widely variable in width, ranging from 100 or more to as little as a few miles. In addition, the transition zone can remain nearly stationary or it can shift many miles to the north or south. In the present situation, the transition zone is shifting northward […]
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Second storm system in a week threatens accumulating snow, a wintry mix, and rainfall before temperatures tumble to Winter 2019-20’s coldest levels Sunday and Monday
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Patchy freezing drizzle to affect parts of the Chicago area Wednesday a.m. More significant, potentially messy weather system to bring a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain Friday into Saturday. Colder pattern locking in the rest of January
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Meteorological Winter ranks among mildest 9%, but colder pattern taking shape. First of two disturbances arrives with light precip Wednesday—far stronger system brings snow, sleet and potential ice accumulations Friday/Saturday
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A mixed weather bag this week
The weather in this forecast cycle will be a mixed bag. It starts on the mild side today, with clouds and the possibility of drizzle in the morning. Clouds break in the afternoon and overnight, but return by Wednesday along with light rain as an area of weak low pressure moves quickly from Iowa across the area. Much colder air arrives Wednesday night and persists into Thursday. A new and stronger low pressure system organizes over the central Great Plains […]
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Sunshine takes a hit; late week storm brewing
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