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Spring warmth finally arrives; stormy, wet week ahead for Midwest

Spring warmth finally arrives; stormy, wet week ahead for Midwest

April, May and June have historically been the city's biggest twister-producing months.
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    Thunderstorms,
    49°
  • 5 AM
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  • 8 AM
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  • 11 AM
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  • 12 PM
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  • 1 PM
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  • 2 PM
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  • 3 PM
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  • 4 PM
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  • 5 PM
    Mostly cloudy,
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  • 6 PM
    Mostly cloudy,
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  • 7 PM
    Mostly cloudy,
    44°
  • 8 PM
    Partly cloudy,
    42°
  • 9 PM
    Partly cloudy,
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  • 10 PM
    Partly cloudy,
    39°
  • 11 PM
    Mostly clear,
    38°
  • 12 AM
    Mostly clear,
    37°
  • 1 AM
    Mostly clear,
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  • 2 AM
    Mostly clear,
    35°
  • 3 AM
    Mostly clear,
    35°

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Tom Skilling's forecast
  • Monday
    Rain
    HI
    50°
    LO
    33°
    Turning chilly as strong west-northwest winds usher in cooler air. Lingering morning showers fade to sprinkles by late morning. Cloudy, blustery and much cooler with west-northwest winds increasing to 20-30 mph with higher gusts. Daybreak temperatures in the lower 50s fall through the 40s during the day. Partly cloudy overnight with diminishing winds. Lows fall to the lower or middle 30s by Tuesday morning.
  • Tuesday
    Mostly cloudy
    HI
    46°
    LO
    40°
    Quite cool despite the return of partly sunny skies. Temperatures about 8 degrees below seasonable normals. Diminishing northwest winds. Clouding up overnight with some showers possible late.
  • Wednesday
    Rain
    HI
    56°
    LO
    41°
    More clouds than sun. Some scattered showers at times. Seasonably mild. Southwest winds 10-18 mph shift northwest in the afternoon or evening.
  • Thursday
    Thunderstorms
    HI
    58°
    LO
    47°
    Partly sunny skies at the start but clouds increase in the afternoon. Showers and some thunderstorms developing late probably after the White Sox home opener. East winds keep shore areas cooler.
  • Friday
    Rain
    HI
    67°
    LO
    50°
    Warmer air returns as winds become more southerly. Some showers early with another round of showers and thunderstorms possible late in the day or at night.
  • Saturday
    Rain
    HI
    64°
    LO
    48°
    Mainly cloudy with a chance of some showers and thunderstorms . Substantial range in temperatures from 50s near the Wisconsin state line to the 70s far south suburbs.
  • Sunday
    Thunderstorms
    HI
    59°
    LO
    40°
    Periods of showers and thunderstorms. Highs from the 50s north and near the lake to 70s far south suburbs.

Right Now

Light rain
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HI 50°|LO 33°


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  • 9:00 am here in dixon,il and the snow is falling pretty hard with huge wet flakes

    Brent L. @ 9:09 AM CDT, Apr 1, 2011

  • fort myers fl is waking up to 69 degrees and lots of humidity. Storms coming our way but should be nice a.m.

    chris @ 5:44 AM CDT, Mar 31, 2011

  • I watch y'all every wk. I'm glad to be here on the gulf coast. We've been in the low 80's during the day an the mid 60's at nite. Hope y'all warm up soon.

    Daniel C. Hilton @ 12:40 PM CDT, Mar 30, 2011

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