Weather – Chicago Tribune (original) (raw)
Weather extremes are influencing illegal migration and return between US and Mexico, study says
November 12, 2024 at 1:43 p.m.
Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States,...
Hurricane Rafael plows across Cuba as a Category 3 storm after knocking out power on the island
November 6, 2024 at 7:24 p.m.
Rafael strengthened Wednesday into a powerful Category 3 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in...
As dreary weather sets in, head to Minnesota to experience its Nordic sauna culture
November 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.
Long before saunas became an essential part of hotel gyms, fitness clubs and spas, they...
Tropical Storm Rafael strengthens to Category 1 hurricane as it barrels toward Cuba
November 5, 2024 at 10:43 p.m.
Tropical Storm Rafael has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it swirled past Jamaica...
[ ![National Weather Service officials are expecting a breezy Tuesday with showers and temperatures in the mid 60s. Officials said there is an 80 percent chance of rain Tuesday along with breezy conditions with a south wind blowing around 25 mph with wind gusts up to 45 mph. Tuesday night there is a 30 percent chance of showers before 9 p.m. when temperatures are expected to drop to the mid 40s. Winds are expected to shift to the southwest at about 20 to 25 mph before becoming northwest between 10 to 15 mph after midnight, officials said. Overnight there is a […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CTC-L-election-day-chicago01_210000972.jpg?w=132)
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Election Day forecast: Showers, breezy, high in mid 60s
November 5, 2024 at 8:28 a.m.
National Weather Service officials are expecting a breezy Tuesday with showers and temperatures in the...
Heavy rainfall, possible flooding, strong winds forecast for Chicago area Monday night
November 4, 2024 at 3:58 p.m.
The Chicago area may see heavy rain and possible flooding Monday night with up to...
Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and is on a track to likely hit Cuba as a hurricane
November 4, 2024 at 3:36 p.m.
Tropical Storm Rafael formed Monday in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica...
Wind advisory in effect until 10 p.m. Thursday, up to 50 mph wind gusts expected
October 31, 2024 at 1:46 p.m.
The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory Thursday in effect from 10 a.m. to...
‘A haunting in the woods’: Mushroom club searches for understudied topic that thrives in the creepiest places
October 30, 2024 at 9:53 a.m.
During mushroom season in Illinois, mid-April to early November, the club conducts surveys around Chicagoland...
[ ![Chicago on Tuesday broke a record more than a century old for the warmest daily temperature recorded on Oct. 29, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures climbed to 82 degrees at O’Hare Airport Tuesday, topping the previous daily record of 78 degrees. Mark Ratzer, a meteorologist in the National Weather Service’s Chicago office, said that record had stood since 1901, though it was also met on Oct. 29, 1999. The Chicago area has experienced what National Weather Service senior meteorologist Gino Izzi called “a pretty unprecedented warm spell” since Monday. The warm weather is forecast to continue through Wednesday […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CTC-L-general-weather-feature0006_209608900.jpg?w=132)
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Chicago tops daily heat record for Oct. 29, toppling previous high set in 1901
October 29, 2024 at 6:20 p.m.
Chicago on Tuesday broke a record more than a century old for the warmest daily...