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Weekend Weather Forecast for North Chicago Suburbs
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Weekend Weather Planner for the North Shore
Much of the weekend looks great with a welcome break from all this rain and wind. A weakening weather system may produce a few showers by Sunday afternoon with minimal rain amounts expected.
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Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant.
Low temp: 39 degrees Fahrenheit
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High temp: 60 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind: Southwest at 5-13 mph
Sunday: Increasing clouds with a 30 percent chance of a few showers from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday.
Rain Amounts: 0.05 to 0.20 inches
Low temp: 41 degrees Fahrenheit
High temp: 64 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind: Southwest at 10-15 mph, shifting west by 8 p.m.
Monday: Partly cloudy skies.
Low temp: 44 degrees Fahrenheit
High temp: 63 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind: Southwest at 6-13 mph
Your Week Ahead: Oct. 21 to Oct. 28
Typical fall weather during this time with a few systems to watch. I’m also monitoring for some of the coldest air of the season to invade our area by the middle of next week.
Temperature Trends: Temperatures will average several degrees below normal
Precipitation Trends: Rain will average a little below normal
General Weather Discussion for the Week Ahead
After experiencing a period of inclement weather this week, we can finally enjoy a sunny day Friday with much lighter wind speeds, compliments of high pressure building in. High pressure will dominate our weather through at least Sunday afternoon with a fair amount of sunshine and temperatures averaging a few degrees below normal. A weak weather system and frontal boundary approaching from the west will cause a few showers to our west by late morning Sunday with some of these showers approaching in a weakening phase by late Sunday afternoon and evening.
A more important storm system will develop on Monday across the Plains with a warm front moving toward the area late in the day. This warm front may cause a few showers to our west by Monday evening with a much better chance of rain on Tuesday as a low pressure system forms over the Midwest. Much of the rain will clear the region by Tuesday night or Wednesday morning due to a strong cold front sweeping through the region. This front will likely bring the coldest airmass of the fall season to our area over a three-day period from Oct. 26 through Oct. 28.
In fact, the airmass behind the front may be so cold that there may be a few snow flurries on the other side of the lake and to our north by Thursday and Friday, however, I expect the white stuff to stay away for a little while longer. The three-day cold snap will bring highs in the lower 40s and lows in the 20s and 30s with moderate temperatures around trick or treat time.
Your Weekly Weather Fact: In preparation for potential snow next week, did you know that the average amount of snow in November is 1.2 inches?
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