Wednesday's 48 deg. warmest in 8 days - but it won't last
Though skies were dark and dreary Wednesday as light showers and sprinkles developed late in the day, it was mild as high temperatures surged to their warmest levels in more than a week. The city’s official 48º high at O’Hare was the mildest here in more than a week since it reached a balmy 55º on Nov. 20. Some areas were even warmer with a 50º high in the Loop at Northerly Island and a 54º maximum at Kankakee.
Wednesday’s warmth will be a distant memory as strong west winds knock temperatures down nearly 15º as today’s highs struggle to reach the middle 30s. And by Saturday the city will be facing the prospects of the season’s first major episode of wintry precipitation as an approaching storm takes aim at the area. Ironically, this storm comes on the anniversary of one of last winter’s biggest storms that produced 6-12+ inches of snow from the city north on Nov. 30 - Dec. 1.
--By Steve Kahn, WGN-TV Weather Center Meteorologist