Tuesday’s weather is going to take Chicagoans on a rollercoaster ride, serving up unseasonably warm and unseasonably cold temperatures all within a matter of hours. Make sure to have a sweatshirt nearby!
Tuesday’s weather is going to take Chicagoans on a rollercoaster ride, serving upExpect highs to reach near 80 degrees, which is likely to lure folks to the lakefront. Just be sure to pack a sweatshirt, because a strong cold front will blow in off the lake Tuesday evening, rapidly plunging temperatures into the 50s, according to the National Weather Service.
These so-called “pneumonia fronts” aren’t rare, but they have a way of catching people off guard — like theThe record for the biggest, fastest drop is the 27-degree freefall that took place in 10 minutes on April 20, 1936. The effects of the cold front will be felt most dramatically along the immediate lakefront, with lessening impact further inland, according to meteorologists.
A lake charged cold front will blow in off the lake late Tuesday. Near the lake, temps could fall from near 80 into 50s in minutes, with a more subdued temp fall expected the farther inland the front gets.
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