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Some showers Saturday morning will lead into a clear Sunday, according to WGN meteorologist Tom Skilling’s weekend forecast. Temperatures will continue to be mild: Lows will stay north of 40 degrees and highs will be above average. Lower temperatures Sunday will be in line with normal levels after several days of above-average temperatures.

Sunday’s clear weather could be perfect for a pumpkin patch visit. Many of the patches will close after Halloween next weekend.

Looking downstate, some parts of central Illinois are experiencing drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The weekly report shows that an area stretching from Coles County in eastern Illinois to Rock Island and Hancock counties in western Illinois are experiencing moderate drought conditions.

Outside of Chicagoland, Hurricane Patricia has grown to a Category 5 storm, the strongest ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere. It is headed toward southwestern Mexico and could make a “potentially catestrophic landfall” Friday.

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The weekend ahead

Forecast as of Friday morning

Low temperature

High temperature

Normal range

Record

Forecast

Forecast

Record

SATURDAY, Oct. 24

Showers possible in the morning

Temperatures

17°

46°

68°

83°

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

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70

80

90

100

SUNDAY, Oct. 25

Mostly sunny, cooler

14°

44°

62°

79°

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

MONDAY, Oct. 26

Partly cloudy

22°

45°

62°

84°

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

The season so far

Daily temperatures Sept. 1 to Nov. 30.
Recorded at O’Hare International Airport.

Meteorological autumn begins Sept. 1 and ends Nov. 30.

Daily high

Daily low

Normal range

Highest high: 92, Sept. 6

Lowest lows: 33, Oct. 17 and 18

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

Daily precipitation Sept. 1 to Nov. 30 In inches, trace amounts not shown

High: 2.4 inches, Sept. 18

NOVEMBER

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

October records

94°

14°

3.94 in.

3.8 in.

The record high for October, recorded on the 6th in 1963

Record low for October, recorded on the 25th in 1887

Record precipitation, recorded for the 10th in 1954

Record amount of snow, recorded on the 19th, in 1989

The year in review

Monthly average temperatures

72.3

71.8

69

67.3

60.4

56.6

52

49.4

35.4

33.6

32

22.3

14.6

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

March

April

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

2014

2015

Departure from normal average temperature

+4.4

+4.3

+2.5

+1.3

+0.5

-0.6

-0.5

-1.5

-1.7

-1.6

-2.5

-6.7

-13.1

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

March

April

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

2014

2015

Looking ahead

The latest NOAA temperature outlook for the Chicago area shows an increased chance of a warmer-than-normal winter as well as an increased chance of less-than-normal precipitation. NOAA attributes this outlook to El Nino, a warming of the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Although this warming of ocean water will occur thousands of miles away, a shift in ocean temperatures changes weather patterns around the globe. In a typical El Nino event, Northern states often get warmer while Southern states often get wetter.

THREE MONTH WEATHER OUTLOOK For December, January and February, as of Oct. 15

PRECIPITATION

TEMPERATURE

Equal

Equal

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Higher precip.

Lower precip.

Higher temp.

Lower temp.

33%

80%

33%

80%

33%

80%

33%

80%

Chicago

Chicago

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The weekend ahead

Forecast as of Friday morning

Low temperature

Forecast

Record

Normal range

High temperature

Forecast

Record

SATURDAY, Oct. 24

Showers possible

Temp.

17°

46°

68°

83°

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

SUNDAY, Oct. 25

Mostly sunny

14°

44°

62°

79°

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

MONDAY, Oct. 26

Partly cloudy

22°

45°

62°

84°

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

The season so far

Daily temperatures Sept. 1 to Nov. 30

Recorded at O’Hare International Airport

Daily

high

Daily

low

Normal

range

Highest high: 92, Sept. 6

Lowest lows: 33, Oct. 17 and 18

SEPT.

OCT.

NOV.

Daily precipitation Sept. 1 to Nov. 30

In inches, trace amounts not shown

High: 2.4 inches, Sept. 18

NOV.

SEPT.

OCT.

The year in review

Monthly average temperatures

Oct. 2015: 56.6

O

N

D

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

2014

2015

Departure from normal average temperature

+2.5

O

N

D

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

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O

2014

2015

October records

The record high for October, recorded on the 6th in 1963

94°

Record low for October, recorded on the 25th in 1887

14°

Record precipitation, recorded for the 10th in 1954

3.94

Record amount of snow, recorded on the 19th, in 1989

3.8

Looking ahead

The latest NOAA temperature outlook for the Chicago area shows an increased chance of a warmer-than-normal winter as well as an increased chance of less-than-normal precipitation. NOAA attributes this outlook on El Nino, a warming of the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Although this warming of ocean water will occur thousands of miles away, a shift in ocean temperatures changes weather patterns around the globe. In a typical El Nino event, Northern states often get warmer while Southern states often get wetter.

THREE MONTH WEATHER OUTLOOK

For December, January and February,

as of Oct. 15

PRECIPITATION

Equal

Higher precip.

Lower precip.

33%

80%

33%

80%

Chicago

TEMPERATURE

Equal

Higher temp.

Lower temp.

33%

80%

80%

33%

Chicago

Sources: NOAA/National Weather Service, WGN meteorologist Tom Skilling

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