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Storms Could Mar Tonight's Commute (#*%&!)
And it's kind of muggy out there, too, which won't be nice to sit in on the way home. PLUS: Your Memorial Day Weekend forecast.
Rickafrackarassafrakarickin' weather! Our evening commute and overnight will likely will be marred by showers and thunderstorms. And if you don't have a working air-conditioner in your vehicle on your way home, you'll probably be sitting in a muggy buggy.
Forecasts anticipate the Chicago-area storms to start anywhere from 4 to 6 p.m. followed by a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
The high temperature for the day is 86 degrees.
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Your Memorial Day Weekend Forecast
We also could see some rain over the Memorial Day weekend, according to the National Weather Service. And Memorial Day temperatures should be typical for the holiday.
Here's a look ahead.
- Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. At night, cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80. At night, partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
- Sunday: Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. In the evening, partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
- Memorial Day: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s inland, but only in the upper 60s near the lake. Then temperatures falling into the mid 70s by evening. At night, partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
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Weather History
Memorial Day in the Chicago area is typically in the 70 to 79 degree range, according to the NWS. The highest temperature on Memorial Day is 95 degrees which occurred on May 28th in 2012. The lowest high temperature on Memorial Day is 42 degrees, which occurred on May 30th, 1889. Last year, on May 25th, 2015, the high temperature was 78.
The lowest temperature for Chicago on Memorial Day is 32, which occurred on May 25th in 1992. The highest low temperature on Memorial Day is 77 which occurred on May 28th in 2012. The low temperature on May 25th, 2015, was 65 degrees.
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