WEATHER – Showers early, then cloudy in the afternoon. High 42F.

Forecast Summary

Meteorologist Ray Stagich
WLS-AM
Friday, March 31st, 2017

A little less soggy but still a raw and chilly set up to round out March. A seasonably mild first weekend of April. Some April showers possible Sunday….

Thursday at O’Hare:
High: 44
Low: 42

Rainfall at O’Hare: 1.84 inches
(New Record daily rainfall total at O’Hare for March 30th)

Previous daily record: 1.49 inches set back in 1949

THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 87 1981
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 12 1969
1923

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 31 2017………SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT
APRIL 1 2017………SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT


Today | Showers early, then cloudy in the afternoon. High 42F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Tonight | A few clouds. Low 33F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph.

Tomorrow | Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 57F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tomorrow night | Partly cloudy skies in the evening, then becoming cloudy overnight. Low 37F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday | Showers possible in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the mid-40s.

Monday | Cloudy, periods of rain. Highs in the mid-50s and lows in the low 40s.

Tuesday | Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid-50s and lows in the low 40s.

Wednesday | Showers possible. Highs in the upper 40s and lows in the upper 30s.

Thursday | Afternoon showers. Highs in the low 50s and lows in the low 30s.