POWERFUL EAST/NORTHEAST WINDS TO SWEEP INTO CHICAGO AREA LATE FRIDAY; 30+ MPH GUSTS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT; SOME 40+ MPH GUSTS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT! Some mixed sun and light winds into the afternoon. Hazy with areas of fog, especially lakeshore and north suburbs. Clouding over with strengthening winds. Temperatures begin falling as northeast winds off Lake Michigan take hold. Rain developing after dark. Turning quite windy and cooler overnight with 30 mph gusts. Rains totals through Saturday may reach an inch or more.
Saturday
4639
Occasional rain, very windy, damp and cool. East to northeast winds 18 to 28 mph -- but some stronger gusts could reach or exceed 40 mph into Saturday night. Rainy spells become lighter and less frequent at night.
Sunday
4437
Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Gusty winds continue but at speeds under those predicted for Saturday. Extensive cloudiness. Spotty showers or sporadic sprinkles. Typical mid-March temperatures.
Monday
5035
Partly cloudy and breezy with modestly milder afternoon highs, particularly away from Lake Michigan. North winds 6 to 16 mph.
Tuesday
5337
Partly sunny and breezy from the north/northwest at 10 to 20 mph Temperatures away from the lake 7 degrees above normal -- but lakeshore highs hold in the 40s.
Wednesday
5737
Mostly sunny and breezy. The increased sunshine contributes several degrees to the day's high temperature. Northwest winds increasing 8 to 18 mph.
Thursday
6239
Becoming partly sunny, windy and warmer. Temperatures break above 60 degrees for the third time this month. West to southwest winds increasing to 12 to 24 mph.
Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His weather forecast can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN News at 11a, 5p and 9p.
Current conditions
As of 11:19 PM CST at Chicago Midway, Illinois
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature:
52°
Wind:
Calm
Dewpoint:
48°
Humidity:
88%
Visibility:
9.0 miles
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Rest of Tonight...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely late in the evening...then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds around 10 mph late in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Friday...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds early in the morning becoming northeast 10 to 20 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Friday Night...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Then temperatures becoming steady or slowly rising. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
