When does Chicago's first inch of snow come?

We saw our first snow of the season on Monday. We are just a few weeks away from typically seeing our first "significant" snow of the season. Before that happens we get to enjoy some 70s.

Gravity waves rippled near Chicago Tuesday

There was a fairly rare sight in the skies over southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois on Tuesday. We got a glimpse of "gravity waves" that are more typical along mountain ranges.

It is a warm start to September in Chicago

If you like your Septembers on the warm side, then I have some good news. Chicago ended up with a relatively warm and dry August and September is starting off the same way.

A guide for Chicago fall leaf peepers

It won't be long until the curtain goes up on our annual fall color show in the Chicago area. The short range forecast looks good for this year's show but the longest range forecasts could diminish the performance for leaf peepers.

Chicago's autumns are getting warmer

Chicago's fall season has gotten significantly warmer since 1970. The city has also seen an increase in "warm fall days".