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East/NE winds to keep a lid on Chicago-area temps

East/NE winds to keep a lid on Chicago-area temps

The onset of rain Thursday should hold off until after the White Sox home opener, but temperatures at the park should hover in the middle and upper 40s.
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  • 5 PM
    Thunderstorms,
    51°
  • 6 PM
    Thunderstorms,
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  • 7 PM
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  • 8 PM
    Thunderstorms,
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  • 9 PM
    Thunderstorms,
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  • 10 PM
    Thunderstorms,
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  • 11 PM
    Thunderstorms,
    45°
  • 12 AM
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  • 1 AM
    Thunderstorms,
    44°
  • 2 AM
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  • 3 AM
    Thunderstorms,
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  • 4 AM
    Thunderstorms,
    43°
  • 5 AM
    Rain,
    43°
  • 6 AM
    Rain,
    42°
  • 7 AM
    Rain,
    42°
  • 8 AM
    Rain,
    44°
  • 9 AM
    Rain,
    46°
  • 10 AM
    Rain,
    47°
  • 11 AM
    Cloudy,
    48°
  • 12 PM
    Cloudy,
    50°
  • 1 PM
    Cloudy,
    51°
  • 2 PM
    Mostly cloudy,
    51°
  • 3 PM
    Mostly cloudy,
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  • 4 PM
    Mostly cloudy,
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Tom Skilling's forecast
  • Thursday
    Mostly cloudy
    HI
    52°
    LO
    41°
    Noticeably cooler than Tuesday thanks to northeast winds off the chilly lake waters but rain-free for Sox opening day at U.S. Cellular Field.Some filtered sunshine in the morning followed by increasing cloudiness. An overcast is likely to assemble during the afternoon.Chilly lakeside where northeast winds averaging 8-18 mph, with some higher gusts, restrict highs to the mid-40s; inland areas could reach the mid-to-upper 50s.Scattered showers develop by late evening then increase in coverage and intensity. Temperatures hold in the 40s.
  • Friday
    Thunderstorms
    HI
    49°
    LO
    41°
    Cloudy and quite cool with scattered showers and some thunderstorms. Gusty east winds keep shore areas even chillier. Warmer southern suburbs could see highs in the 50s.
  • Saturday
    Mostly cloudy
    HI
    72°
    LO
    63°
    Partly sunny, windy. Warmer in the afternoon as gusty southeast winds become southerly. Noticeably more humid by evening. Scattered showers or storms at times. Highs range from 50s far north to around 80 far south.
  • Sunday
    Mostly cloudy
    HI
    81°
    LO
    60°
    Unseasonably warm and humid with first 80s of the year. Variably cloudy. Windy with south winds 20-30 mph and gusty. Some morning showers and thunderstorms but potentially severe storms late or overnight.
  • Monday
    Light rain
    HI
    61°
    LO
    41°
    Much cooler. High for the day just after midnight Sunday with temperatures slowly falling through the day Monday. Cloudy and showery with gusty northwest winds 12-22 mph.
  • Tuesday
    Mostly cloudy
    HI
    64°
    LO
    45°
    Partly sunny and seasonably mild. Light winds.
  • Wednesday
    Mostly cloudy
    HI
    62°
    LO
    45°
    Morning sunshine fades as clouds gather through the day. Some showers develop late especially south.

Right Now

Cloudy
45°
HI 52°|LO 41°


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  • Looks more like London than Downtown Chicago right now!

    Nic St.John @ 9:24 AM CDT, Apr 7, 2011

  • I live just south of Fond du Lac in Wisconsin,now. raised in Edison Park. It's 40 degrees at 10:30pm It's a big deal that the temp may hit 60,this week-end!! Yeah,hey dere...

    steve K. @ 10:39 PM CDT, Apr 6, 2011

  • We are located here in Porter Indiana right by the Indiana Dunes..We had light snow showers several times today around 12:30pm.Strange sight to see with the temperature at 45 but the dew point was 24 allowing it to snow.

    Joe Golly @ 3:01 PM CDT, Apr 5, 2011

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