CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Change in on the way, Chicago.
The record-breaking stretch of November temperatures in the 70s will be swept away Tuesday night by rain and 45 mph gusts, according to the National Weather Service.
The unseasonable warm temperatures are expected to plummet Tuesday evening to 36 degrees, which is about normal for the season.
“Our extraordinary stretch of November warmth continues [Monday], but will come to an abrupt end with a strong cold front passage Tuesday afternoon and evening,” the weather service said on Twitter.
By 10 a.m. Monday, temperatures had already reached 70 degrees at O’Hare International Airport, breaking a record for the the longest 70-plus-degree stretch in Chicago, last set in 1953 when the area had five days of similar weather.
“This is the 6th consecutive day in the 70s which is now the longest consecutive stretch of 70s in the month of November,” the weather service said.
Sunday’s high of 76 degrees was the warmest Nov. 8 on record in Chicago — breaking the record set in 1931 — and was among the 10 hottest November days since record-keeping began in 1871.
Accuweather Meteorologist Bob Larson said expect windy and warm weather Tuesday, trending cloudy with late day rain. He said there may be a thunderstorm. Tuesday's high is 74 degrees, with the current record set at 71.
But on Wednesday things change and you can expect temperatures to be much chillier, Larson said. It will be mostly sunny with a high temperature near 50 degrees.
It will be sunny to partly cloudy on Thursday with a high of 56; and Friday partly sunny and cool with a high of 49. Rain is likely Saturday with a high of 47.