Chicago, Illinois

Tom Skilling's 7-day forecast
Friday
rain
55
40
    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
rain
46
39
    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
rain
44
37
    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
partlycloudy
50
35
    Partly cloudy and breezy with modestly milder afternoon highs, particularly away from Lake Michigan. North winds 6 to 16 mph.
Tuesday
partlysunny
53
37
    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
partlycloudy
57
37
    Mostly sunny and breezy. The increased sunshine contributes several degrees to the day's high temperature. Northwest winds increasing 8 to 18 mph.
Thursday
partlysunny
62
39
    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. Tom Skilling





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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Forecast

As of 8:40 PM CST on March 11, 2010

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.

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Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
March 11, 2010
Normal high:44° Record high:74° (1990)
Normal low:27° Record low:3° (1979)
Sunrise:6:09 AM Moon Rise: 4:01 AM
Sunset:5:52 PM Moon Set: 2:04 PM
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