Chicago, Illinois

Tom Skilling's 7-day forecast
Friday
mostlycloudy
52
40
    The 17th consecutive day to average above normal despite its cool “feel”! Extensive cloudiness, with some haze. Chance of a few sprinkles this morning. Peeks of sun possible, especially this afternoon. Temperatures rise a few degrees above the levels of recent days. A solid overcast reassembles Friday night. Above normal overnight temperatures
Saturday
partlysunny
55
40
    Fog patches possible. Clouds break allowing spells of mixed sunshine, hazy. A few degrees milder than Friday — and 10 degrees above normal. Light/variable winds mostly 2 to 9 mph.
Sunday
partlysunny
56
42
    Becoming partly sunny and a bit milder. Southeast winds 5 to 14 mph cool lakeshore areas. Continued hazy. Highs range from 50 degrees north lakeshore communities to upper 50s west and south suburbs.
Monday
chancerain
57
42
    Clouding over, breezy. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Rain becoming likely Monday night. Southeast winds increasing 10 to 22 mph.
Tuesday
mostlycloudy
47
33
    Extensive cloudiness, blustery and cooler. Rain or showers possible. West/southwest winds back northwest 11 to 23 mph with gusts.
Wednesday
chancesleet
40
31
    Cloudy, fairly blustery and colder. Daytime highs may only flirt with 40 degrees, allowing any rain showers to possibly mix with or change to snow at times. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts possible.
Thursday
chanceflurries
38
30
    (Thanksgiving Day): Chance of snow flurries. The coldest temps of the season and the first sub- 40-degree highs since March. Variably cloudy, breezy. Northwest winds 10 to 20 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
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As of 6:51 PM CST
at Chicago Midway, Illinois

Scattered Clouds
Temperature: 45°
Wind chill:42°
Wind: WSW 6 mph
Dewpoint: 38°
Humidity: 76%
Visibility: 10.0 miles

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Forecast

As of 2:49 PM CST on November 20, 2009

Tonight...Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s...except in the mid 40s downtown. Light and variable winds.

Saturday...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog early in the morning. Mild. Highs in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds in the morning becoming southeast around 10 mph early in the afternoon...then becoming light and variable late in the afternoon.

Saturday Night...Mostly clear. Lows around 40...except in the mid 40s downtown. Light and variable winds in the evening becoming southeast around 10 mph after midnight.

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Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
November 20, 2009
Normal high:45° Record high:68° (1930)
Normal low:30° Record low:8° (1873)
Sunrise:6:46 AM Moon Rise: 10:20 AM
Sunset:4:25 PM Moon Set: 7:36 PM
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