Frost Advisories and Freeze Warnings Wednesday morning; cool high pressure slowly modifies by the weekend
Spring storm to dampen Mother’s Day with windy, chilly raw, much needed rain — potentially ending city’s official 5+ month streak without an official 0.50” calendar day precipitation tally
Dry start to 2021 but much needed rains ahead for parts of the Chicago area Mother’s Day; cool temperatures persist into middle of next week before a warmer pattern commences
Cool temperatures expected prior to warm-up next week; Thursday storm track brings showers to northern Illinois, potential for t-storms and severe weather to southern Illinois
Showers, thunderstorms signal an end to latest warm spell; overall cool pattern to dominate better part of the coming two weeks
Dramatic shift to summer-like warmth ahead—the warmest weekend in the 8 months since last August amid howling Saturday PM gusts—gusts which could approach 50 mph; but, another cool spell looms next week
Rain brings relief to some; drought strengthens elsewhere; strong evening winds produced by brief t-storms. Winds off Lake Michigan to keep temps quite cool near the lake Friday
Cold front brings much needed rain to parts of the area following jarring temperature drop between Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon; gusty 40+ mph winds to send temps soaring this weekend back to early summer levels
