Severe weather preparedness week continues in Illinois
This is Severe Weather Preparedness Week for Illinois. Severe weather can strike anywhere, any time of the year. It's a perfect time to plan ahead for severe weather.
Grading my winter weather forecast for Chicago
I stuck my meteorological neck out last year and made a winter forecast for Chicago. How did I do?
Chicago is no safe haven from climate change
The new UN climate report is warning of more dire consequences that will come as the result of climate change. Chicago is not exempt from those consequences.
Signs of spring in Chicago popping up early
Starting to feel like spring in Chicago. Our relatively mild start to March could be the beginning to an overall mild spring season.
Is the worst of winter behind Chicago?
It might not just be wishful thinking to say the worst of Chicago's winter is behind us.
Tim's Weather Takeaways: My last stab at snowfall amounts for Chicago
After a potpourri of precipitation this week in Chicago we will end the week with some sticking snow. This won't be a big storm by Chicago's winter standards but will have its impacts.
More sticking snow headed to Chicago
Not a snowpocalypse event but some sticking snow is coming starting late Thursday for the Chicago area. Once it falls it won't last long.
Chicago's wild week of weather continues
Our smorgasbord of wild weather this week served up thunderstorms, hail and freezing rain today. Next up on the menu is snow starting late Thursday for Chicago.
Tracking different types of precipitation for Chicago
The potpourri of precipitation types possible in Chicago this week has gotten even bigger. It all ends with snow Thursday into Friday.
Chicago facing wild weather week, with snow, fog, freezing rain and thunderstorms ahead
Several types of weather this upcoming week will impact Chicago and surrounding suburbs. A complicated forecast to say the least.
Chicago weather whiplash: Temps climb into the 50s followed by more snow
A taste of spring on Wednesday but snow is still coming for Chicago. The latest forecast for Thursday's snowstorm moves the heaviest snow south a bit.
Snowstorm still looming for Chicago
Chicago is bracing for yet another snowstorm this winter. Still waiting for more model consensus on snowfall amounts and placement of heaviest swath of snow.
Countdown continues to possible Chicago snowstorm
We are just a few days away from a potentially impactful winter storm in Chicago. An array of models is suggesting 8-14 inches of snow is possible at O'Hare.
Will there be a snowstorm in Chicago this week?
Some snow is coming this week for Chicago but there is wide range of possibilities as to how much with a forecast that is still uncertain.
A troubling trend towards less Lake Michigan ice
Climate change is chipping away at Lake Michigan's ice cover. On average, there is significantly less ice now than a half-century ago for not just Lake Michigan but the entire Great Lakes system.
Want to be a severe storm spotter in the Chicago area?
Keeping your eye to the sky in Chicago is critical in the spring. You can now become an official severe storm spotter and help keep the rest of us safe.
Chicago's ice and snow status
Chicago has caught up on ice and snow after a slow start this winter. How much more snow and ice could be coming over the next couple of weeks?
Winter Storm Warning: Another Chicago Groundhog Day snowstorm is coming
This will not be your father's Groundhog Day snowstorm. Eleven years after a blizzard raged in Chicago we are expecting another winter weather event on Groundhog Day but with different characteristics.
Chicago's winter is about to get more miserable
Keep the shovels handy because a prolonged period of snow is coming this week. This will make our winter in Chicago more miserable.
Putting Chicago's cold snap in context
The coldest air of the season so far in Chicago will settle in for today and tomorrow. Just how cold will it get?