Chicago Weather

Chicago Breaks Surprising 146-year-old Weather Record

... about to do something its never done in 146 years of record keeping: go the entire months of Jan & Feb with no snow on the ground. — NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) February 28, 2017. Rockford, Illinois also set a record for a snowless January and February, which has never happened there since weather records began in 1905, the Weather Service said. With the last official day of Winter today, folks in the Eastern US have escaped another cold Winter season. Now it's time to welcome Spring __link__/veu 4 Lr GQF 3. — Michael Ventrice (@MJVentrice) February 28, 2017. Chicago was far from alone in its freak warmth during what is normally one of the coldest and snowiest winter months. Thousands of warm temperature records were set or tied during February across the eastern two-thirds of the country, with ...

High Wind Warning Expires; Falling Glass, Downed Power Lines Reported

... 25 W. Randolph St., according to Chicago Fire Department Cmdr. Juan Hernandez. No one was injured. “They cordoned off the area. We are standing by," Hernandez said. Dearborn Street was closed at Washington Street. Randolph Street was later closed between State and Dearborn for coping falling off a building on that side of the same block, according to the city Office of Emergency Management and Communications. Separately, there was a report of at least one car damaged by a falling tree in the North Park neighborhood. The winds forced temporary closure of the Skydeck on the 103 rd floor of the Willis Tower. A spokesman said it would reopen when the wind died down. Trains on the Milwaukee West District Line were running between 30 minutes to a hour late Wednesday afternoon after power lines fell on the tracks west of Elgin, Metra said. Riders were being bused between the Elgin and Big Timber stops, officials said. Nearly 200 flights were delayed at O'Hare International Airport, according to the website Flight Stats. The top wind speed measured was 63 mph in the Hyde Park neighborhood about 3:35 p.m., according to the NWS. Winds reached 58 mph at O’Hare about 2:30 ...

Snow Tonight Before Weekend Warmup

... again moves into the area. Here is a look at a more detailed forecast for the coming days. FRIDAY: Mostly sunny until late afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30 s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of light snow in the evening, then light snow likely after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Temperatures nearly steady in the upper 20 s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. SATURDAY: Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of light snow and light rain in the morning. Highs in the mid 40 s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30 s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light rain in the morning. Highs in the mid 50 s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. SUNDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with a 20 ...

Accumulating Snow Possible For Chicago Area

... today,” according to a hazardous weather outlook issued for counties throughout the Chicago area. The chilly and windy weather will continue on Saturday. High temps will reach between 30 and 37 degrees for the area. Sunday could prove to be the warmest day of the weekend with high temps between 27 and 32 degrees in the forecast, according to the National Weather Service. And on Sunday night, accumulating snow is becoming increasingly more likely. That snow could continue through Monday night with a few to several inches expected. Lake effect snow is possible Monday night into Tuesday. “Most of the area has experienced very little snow since mid December, so travelers should be prepared for winter driving conditions to begin the work week, with commute impacts expected, especially Sunday night into Monday when it will be colder and drier and thus snow will be easier to accumulate,” according to an update Friday from the National Weather Service. More on Patch: First Time in History: No Measurable Snow for Chicago in January, February. Here is a ...

February Continues To Melt Chicago's Weather Record Book

... winter sweater. "It's a nice day. (Prince) is alert. He's enjoying it," said Phillips, an electrician who lives in the Loop. "I'm impressed. I think it's amazing. Just having been here all these years, you don't get weather like this in February. So I've been excited about it for pretty much all week.". (Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas). So far this February, the first 19 days of the month on average have been warmer than the first 19 days of last March. Typically, temperatures hover around the mid-30 s this time of year, Friedlein said. The unusually warm weather has been due, in part, to the lack of snow this season combined with warm air masses from the southwest U. S., he said. "Snow cover acts like a freezer," Friedlein said. "And there hasn't really been much since prior to Christmas.". Forecasts made Sunday for upcoming days showed that daily temperature records could stay intact. But the city will have a chance Monday to tie a record for the most consecutive days in February with temperatures above 60 degrees — four. The weather service forecasts and record high temperatures for the upcoming days are. Monday: High near 66; record of 64. Tuesday: High near 66; ...

If You Don't Like Chicago's Spring Weather

... person to say that if you don't like the weather where you are, da da da. He joked in an 1876 speech about New England weather that he "counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours." This is often cited as the very first time anyone said if you don't like the weather in (your location), wait a minute. The problem is, Twain never said this, in that speech or any other time. In Oklahoma, they insist it was native son Will Rogers. An Oklahoma woman, outraged that other parts of the country had the gall to claim this irritating nugget of folk wisdom as their own, told the Daily Oklahoman in 2015: "It's our thing." By all means, take it. My dream is to live in a country where every region and state and city had its own advice on how to navigate the headache of its weather. You know what they say. If you don't like the weather in New York City, you probably can't afford it. If you don't like the weather in Boston, go (bleep) yourself. If you don't like the weather in Indiana, thank Obama. But I don't live in that world. I have heard this saying, spoken with ...