“This summer as a whole certainly wasn’t quite as warm as the past two summers, which finished among the top 10 warmest summers on record in Chicago (summer 2020 remains the warmest summer on record with an average temperature of 76.7 degrees, while summer 2021 was the eighth warmest on record with an average temperature of 75.3 degrees),” Rafal Ogorek, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service ‘s Chicago office, wrote in an email to the Tribune. And though the century mark was not reached at O’Hare International Airport, the city’s official recording site, the metro area experienced some of its highest temperatures in a decade in June. The first day of astronomical summer brought the heat. These were the most extreme days in Chicago weather this year, with insights by meteorologists in the National Weather Service’s Chicago office and Trent Ford, Illinois state climatologist.
Winter, spring, summer and fall each had something special to share. 22 wasn’t the most significant day of the year for weather watchers. Stay tuned to ABC7 Eyewitness News and for the latest forecast and snowfall amounts as the winter storm approaches.Rain appeared overnight in the city, but quickly changed into thunderstorms with hail, then covered the ground in freezing rain before turning into snow, according to the National Weather Service. Falling and or blowing snow reducing visibility to less than a quarter mile The storm needs to have sustained wind or frequent gusts to 35 miles-per-hour or greater In order for a blizzard warning to be issued, the following conditions need to prevail for three hours or longer: Customers can also call 1-800 EDISON1 (1-80), or report outages via the website at /report or use the ComEd app.ĬomEd warns people never to approach a downed power line and not to approach ComEd crews to ask them about restoration times as they may be working on live electrical equipment. We have strengthened our system over the years to reduce the impacts a storm like this can have on our customers."ĬomEd customers can text OUT to 26633 (COMED) to report an outage and receive restoration information as well as following ComEd on Twitter or on Facebook. Avoiding power outages and restoring service quickly is critical. "We realize that any interruption is an inconvenience to our customers, especially during the holidays. "We are positioning our people and equipment to respond quickly and safely to any interruptions that result from this snowstorm," said Terence Donnelly, president and COO of ComEd. Some were getting an earlier start than their usual Christmas Eve shopping plans, while others were no longer confident in their online orders arriving in time, so were out buying backup gifts.ĬomEd said it is positioning people and equipment to be able to respond quickly to potential power outages. Snow throwers are especially popular, given the amount of snow expected.Īnd last-minute shoppers as well as some who placed holiday gift orders online flocked to the stores, unable to wait any longer. And hardware stores like JC Licht Ace Hardware in Bridgeport said rock salt, snow melt and shovels have been selling fast. Many used Tuesday to stock up on provisions at bustling grocery stores, which are likely to get busier as the storm gets closer. Now the models are showing a range of 3 to 8 inches, with many areas seeing less than 6 inches of snow, Mowry said. Models show much lower snow totals than predicted Monday, when models were predicting up to 19 inches of snow in some areas near the lake.
Thursday, with the city seeing snow by 12 p.m. That means the western suburbs could start seeing snow by 9 a.m. for areas in northwest Indiana.ĪBC7 Meteorologist Larry Mowry said the timing of the storm has moved up and it is now expected to hit earlier in the day on Thursday. Saturday, with the alert starting at 3 p.m. For the rest of the Chicago area, the alert is in effect from noon Thursday until 6 a.m. for DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Grundy, Livingston and McHenry counties. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the entire Chicago area and northwest Indiana. Early projections show the storm has the potential to bring several inches of snow by the weekend.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - A Chicago winter storm this week is forecast to dump several inches of snow on the area on Thursday and Friday ahead of the Christmas holiday, along with very strong winds and dangerous wind chills.
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