Travelers are looking to avoid the crowds and avoid the heat while chasing the northern lights and other passions in the coming year.
Booking ahead: Astro tourism, cooler destinations and a passion for pickleball are trending for travel in 2025
Category: Weather
How to catch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025
When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Friday, it will be the first chance of 2025 to see fireballs in the sky.
Snow flurries and chilly temps for New Year’s Eve — and the NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field
According to the National Weather Service, Chicago will likely see snow flurries Tuesday evening, however, a significant accumulation of snow is not anticipated.
Chicago’s extreme weather of 2024: The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest
Weather in and around the city this year will be remembered for being warmer than average, but not without its quirks.
Chicago weather: How our 2024-25 seasonal snowfall compares with previous years
Snow seasons in Chicago are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches.
4 killed as storm system that spawned tornadoes moved across southern U.S.
Officials were beginning to assess the damage on Sunday after a strong storm system moved across the southern U.S. over the weekend, spawning tornadoes across the region and killing at least four people.
Overcast and fog expected Saturday with temperatures in the high 40s to low 50s
National Weather Service officials are expecting areas of fog Saturday that may turn dense as the day continues across portions of Northern Illinois. Patchy fog is expected Saturday night and may turn dense mainly north of Interstate 80, officials said. While weather conditions are calm in Northern Illinois, other parts of the northwest are facing an atmospheric river expected to produce heavy rain and snow as a system moves in from the Southern Plains to the southeast, officials said. Officials said mild and above average temperatures are expected to continue across most of the country in the following days. Current […]
Powerful thunderstorms threaten Texas and Louisiana, delaying holiday travel
Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas were under severe weather watches as the National Weather Service predicted a storm system in the Gulf of Mexico could bring high winds, hail and possible tornadoes to the region.
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Chicago forecast narrows already slim chances
The city has only experienced one white Christmas in the past six years. It was 2022, and even then it barely qualified with 1 inch of snow.
Chicago weather: How our 2024-25 seasonal snowfall compares with previous years
Snow seasons in Chicago are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches.