Cooler temps before on and off rain through weekend
Weak high pressure will hold over our area, with a northerly breeze keeping temperatures in the 40s for the most part Friday. As the high pressure shifts east, winds will...
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Ask Tom: Can you define the time periods used in weather forecasts?
Dear Tom, Could you define the forecast periods in a weather forecast? — Kip Pope, Champaign Dear Kip, Your question is important because a weather forecast loses its effectiveness if...
November, our fastest-cooling month, lies ahead
We are headed into November, our fastest-cooling month, with the normal high temperature starting out Nov. 1 in the middle 50s and ending up at 40 degrees on Nov. 30....
Just about normal temperatures for Halloween
High temperatures on Wednesday will reach the middle 50s — very close to the normal 56-degree high for this date. After overnight rains, clouds and a few showers may remain...
Ask Tom: Were winters colder in the 1950s and 1960s?
Dear Tom, It seems that unlike recent years, the 1950s and early 1960s in the Chicago area experienced colder winters. I recall that ice skating at Phillips Park Lagoon in...
Next weather system to turn Tuesday mild, wet
Early October was not only very warm; it also was wet. Temperatures in the 70s and 80s helped fuel thunderstorms on several occasions. The city's official rainfall totaled 4 inches...
Ask Tom: When in the ’90s did the Chicago area experience a really mild Halloween?
Dear Tom, I recall an exceptionally warm Halloween in the early '90s. I went trick-or-treating with my daughter in shirt sleeves! Kids were in costume without wearing parkas! Could you...
Weather improves following a blustery Sunday
Satellite imagery on Sunday showed a fast-moving storm system zipping southeast across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes. Strong northwest winds swept over the region, causing scattered reports of tree...
Ask Tom: Why is temperature usually higher at Midway than O’Hare?
Dear Tom, Why is the temperature at Midway Airport usually higher than at O'Hare International Airport , even though the two airports are only a few miles apart? — Mark...
October to close mild after a long cool spell
Since Oct. 10, much of the Great Lakes and Midwest have felt the effect of persistently cool air. Officially, at O'Hare International Airport, the average temperature over the past three...