Lots of heat and humidity are on the menu for the Memorial Day weekend, with an especially hot Sunday looming. According to the forecast from … Read more ›
Weather
Old Illinois weather records remarkably accurate
The keepers of the oldest known official Illinois weather records relied on glass thermometers and observations, but recent research finds their data to be remarkably … Read more ›
Chicago could get its first 90-degree day of 2012 today
Portions of the Chicago area could experience 90-degree temperatures for the first time this year today. According to ChicagoWeatherCenter.com, today’s high is expected to be … Read more ›
Beautiful start to day, but storms may arrive for afternoon rush hour
Chicago’s day started beautifully with sunshine and warmth, but it won’t end that pretty. According to the Chicago Weather Center, a cold front is on … Read more ›
Skilling: May already nearly 9 degrees warmer than year ago
The return of sunshine today and Friday will boost temperatures well above Wednesday’s sub-par 60-degree high. That reading was the first below normal temperature of … Read more ›
No major flooding as storms begin to move out
No major flooding was reported in the Chicago area this morning after rumbling storms dumped more than 2 inches of rain in some spots, but … Read more ›
As storms move out, cold front moves in
After a night of rolling thunderstorms, a cold front will move into the Chicago area today that could drop temperatures to the 50s along the … Read more ›
Chicago area, south Wisconsin under thunderstorm watch Thursday
The National Weather Service has issued a thunderstorm watch for most of northeast Illinois and southeast Wisconsin. Severe thunderstorms could hit this afternoon and early … Read more ›
Conditions ripe for thunderstorms across area
Scattered thunderstorms could pop up anytime over the next few days in the Chicago area. While no rain was in the immediate Chicago area Wednesday night, … Read more ›
Skilling: As much rain this week as in past month
There will be no shortage of rain in the days to come. As much rain may fall over the coming five days — more than … Read more ›
