CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Mild temperatures have left the Chicago area and will continue to drop until Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.
Chicagoans should expect the first half of the weekend to be cold and wet.
Rain will arrive Friday evening or night and drive down temperatures to the mid 30s, the weather service said.
Showers will be possible tonight, with the highest coverage south of I 80. The first half of the weekend looks to be cool and wet. Friday could actually be drier much of the day, with the heaviest rain holding off until the evening, and with the highest rainfall south of I-80. pic.twitter.com/TVvkrcEY07
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) March 28, 2019Most of Cook County could see a half inch of rain by Saturday morning. Rain will be heavier in the south.
Saturday will be mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain, the weather service said. Temperatures will rise to the lower 40s during the day before dropping to the mid 20s overnight.
After a period of dry weather today, rain returns area wide this evening, continuing through Saturday morning. Dry weather with a warming trend expected early next week. pic.twitter.com/W9g8o0QHHf
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) March 29, 2019After that, daytime highs will rise steadily.
Sunday will see temperatures in the lower 40s, and Monday will see a high around 50, the weather service said.
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