Rafael strengthened Wednesday into a powerful Category 3 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in western Cuba, where it was forecast to bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds and flash floods.
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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 […]
Tropical Storm Rafael chugged toward the Cayman Islands on Tuesday and was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane en route to Cuba.
The Chicago area may see heavy rain and possible flooding Monday night with up to four inches of rain in some parts of Northern Illinois, according to the National Weather Service.
Tropical Storm Rafael formed Monday in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening into a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba, forecasters said.
The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory Thursday in effect from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. as officials are expecting wind gusts up to 50 mph. The advisory is for portions of north central and northwest Illinois where west winds are expected between 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, officials […]
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 […]
If Tuesday’s high reaches above 78 degrees, it will break the daily record for Oct. 29 set in 1999. Wednesday temperatures will be just shy of the record high for Oct. 30.
Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and was expected to remain away from land as it quickly grows more powerful, forecasters said.