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Partly cloudy
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- 9 MPH
- feels like
23°
humidity49%
- high
30°
sunrise7:10 a.m.
- low
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sunset4:20 p.m.
Forecast
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- After a wet weekend, northern Illinois’ stretch of unseasonably warm weather has ended and forecasters said much of the area will be in for a blustery Monday with wind chill factors in the teens or even single digits.
- A seasonally cool, wet weekend was expected in much of the Chicago area, with some precipitation changing to snow in some far north and northwest suburbs, according to forecasters.
- Before you break out a parka for weekend snow, break out your bucket list: The Northern Lights may be visible in northern Illinois, saving weather enthusiasts the trouble of a trip to Canada or Alaska.
- With new reports highlighting 2020′s record-breaking weather, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered yet another urgent appeal to curb climate change.
- Lake effect snow is expected to continue producing flurries most of Monday but no more than half an inch is expected on the Illinois side of the lake.
- A lakeshore flood advisory will begin at midnight as a system moves into the area that could drop half an inch of snow in the city and as much as 5 inches in northwest Indiana.
- If you need to make some last-minute preparations, then have an umbrella handy Tuesday night into Wednesday.
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High winds and hard rain swept through the Chicago area on Aug. 10, 2020, ripping off roofs, felling trees and causing widespread power outages, but officials said the area generally appeared to have dodged dire warnings of tornadoes and golf ball-sized hail.