As the Windy City bids farewell to an overnight drizzle, Chicagoans are gearing up for another bout of weather fluctuations starting with ample sunshine for the day. According to the National Weather Service, today's weather is "Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 46 by 5pm" and winds switching gears from west to east in the afternoon, potentially gusting up to 15 mph.
However, all is not clear on the meteorological front, as tonight's forecast shadows the promise of clear skies. "Scattered showers, mainly after 3am" are anticipated, accompanying increasing cloud cover and a low settling around 35. The wind, consistent in its variability, will swirl from the west to south southeast after midnight with gusts that may reach 15 mph. The chance of precipitation hangs in at a moderate 50%, Fox32 Chicago notes a "next storm system will be moving in from the west" to bring the anticipated rain.
Looking forward, Wednesday's climate crawl seems akin to walking through a gentle mist rather than wading through a downpour. With "showers likely, mainly before 9am" and a possibility of new precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, the day should remain "mostly cloudy, with a high near 51," as stated by the National Weather Service. The breezes aren't taking a break either, blowing south at 10 to 15 mph before following the pattern of change to travel from the west, bringing gusts up to a brisk 30 mph.
The subsequent days signal a cool down. Thursday invites a "20 percent chance of showers before noon" and presents partly sunny skies with a high near 44. The week, eager to end on a varied note, will leap back into "highs again in the 50s" on Friday, as Fox32 Chicago forecasts, though it will be very windy. The weekend, indifferent to the zest of workdays past, will offer "dry but chillier" antics with highs idling both days in the 30s.
Monday promises a small respite, with the mercury climbing "back well into the 40s" under "Mostly sunny" skies. The weather script for Chicagoland hints at no dramatic entrances by snow or arctic air for the entire forecast period, maintaining a theme of mild to cool temps oscillating beneath the deceptive calm of February's curtain close.
