and i'm erin mcelroy. back with my crew. >> its been awhile. >> sometimes you will appreciate me after a been gone. he's pretty good. >> i don't believe that. we may have missed you a bit. actually we figured you were sleeping extra hours in the morning. >> just go to weather. >> welcome back. it's hot. let's take a look. today temperatures will slowly be headed back up. we're still looking at rain. filtered sun shine high temperature three degrees above the average. today we will reach the mid-60s. showers return into the evening. it's 40 at o'hare. joliet greeting at 41. 42 in morris. kankakee trading at 43. across the region of the 30's to the northwest. to the self low 40's. the rain continues with lights sprinkles. nothing too heavy. this afternoon and this evening we will have showers. chance of a thunderstorm with the cloud cover been considerable i don't think that chance of severe or strong thunderstorms is too high. 5:00 p.m. we have a chance of rain. by 9:00 p.m. we have a good chance down to 48

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. it's like the girls show except for demetrius. we will let you in. >> i have to be in there somewhere. >> don't wash a car. there's rain coming tomorrow. sometimes we break out into spontaneous vocal games. guys do that. today will be a good day to do that. expect a mix of sun and clouds. it will be windy. wind gusts between 30-35. not good field goal kicking weather. 26 degrees is the current temperature. 32 of the lakefront. 29 in joliet. 30 and morris. temperatures will be warmer but the wind chill is on the cold side. 18 degrees is a wind chill at o'hare. 23 for midway. satellite composite shows light snow across portions of southern wisconsin but not here. sun and clouds come today. fairly nice day of to 51 degrees. 9:00 p.m. it's 46. looking around the rest of the region, 52 degrees today today we're down to 38. increasing the odds and then fred we have scattered showers coming through. at a good change my oil. >> a quick update on was

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at 4 a-m. it's monday morning just in case you forgot. >> demetrius is here to bring us down. >> he's a little sad because he had to use the word snow. >> a promise ever been a of wouldn't use it but i have to use it. >> it makes you a big liar. >> we are expecting some that to come our way >> can you give everybody your emails for that. >> you may have that sinking feeling. we will look back at this day next year the high temperatures hovered become. rain will change to snow. this is after 2:00. snow between to collect at 11:00 today. here's how much. not a lot. less but it is still snow and it's almost easter. 62 degrees at the lakefront. 64 midway. look at the left-hand side and you could see cooler temperatures to the north and west. we will experience that through the day. right now we find rain and snow up to the north and to the east. we are generally dry but we will have some showers even some thunderstorms before 2:00 p.m.. after that it's all snow. snow showers will continue through 1

and i'm erin mcelroy.let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. >> if they had approval ratings for meteorologist which they may have after yesterday's 60 degrees i got hugs everywhere i went. >> soak it up. >> after the 70 forecast that's going to change. >> then i am going to get out of here. >> i like how you are trying to bring in spring with your outfit. >> right now we have readings here in the 37 degree ranges. we have colder temperatures out to the west. some of the western counties have cold air moving through. a cold front moves through as well. the rain and thunder and lightning is now pressing to the east. moving toward dry conditions but: numbers. yesterday's high was 68. it's different today. 50 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. 20 percent chance of rain tonight in to eat tomorrow. it will rain tomorrow. be prepared. thursday we make 48. friday a bit of rain and snow. >> they're starting spring construction weather is cooperating or not. with a project in elmhurst and another in lyle. elmhur

good morning, i'm dan ponce. >> and i'm erin mcelroy.o to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. hi, demetrius. >> we made it to wednesday. it is going to be a day to enjoy. with sunshine. mid-60s. we deserve that after the last six months. we have readings in the 33 now. go up and take a look to the west you will see the half moon looking pretty good. 41 degrees right now. satellite composite shows dry conditions. 62 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. today's official high heat is 64. chance of rain tomorrow. friday we are 61. big seven days on friday. but showers and thunderstorms by the afternoon. >> accident was bound indiana toll at grant. a semi trucks built spilled over fuel is leaking. off ramp is blocked off. starting to see things building in so this is going to be a hot spot until this is cleared up. other than that, if construction on the kennedy. details on that later but it's basically on the outbound side. already seen the break in action leading up to that spot in should be picked up in about 30 minutes. >>ten children were taken

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory is *live at the adler planetarium with a check of our weather. >> good morning. he knew i was not about to miss this. not going i'm not going to miss that blood moon. we're live the clips is going on. it was full a moment ago but not so much anymore. a raging snowstorm last night around 3:30 a.m. the skies cleared and we got really excited because it's it. here's a time lapse. it's a lunar eclipse, we will have four in a row this is the first one the next one comes through in october. a really spectacular sight much of the country was able to see it. let's talk about what it's going on back here. we have that's know, over 1 in. that came our way. it was slow to move out of some portions of northwest indiana. for much of chicago, and least for the day the snow is done. another chance of snow coming up in the seven days forecast. right now temperatures are between the mid-20s and lower 30s. the numbers will rise ag

and i'm erin mcelroy. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. hi, demetrius. >> today will be like yesterday and like the day before that and the day before that. >> your popular this week. >> this is a cool looking system but it keeps raining as showers. >> occasionally she can be funny. >> that's what really happens during commercials. we shall clean it up. but there you go. sublet radar will continue. finally some music out there that i like. here is the deal. today, 20 percent chance of rain. it won't rain all day but we could see isolated showers across the entire area popping up sporadically we are under a very unsettled weather pattern. tonight we go down to 41. better chance of rain tomorrow. >> i have a water main break that's along the lines of your brain. it's impacting traffic. glen ellen down to is in the lane. here is the south bound trip at the river bridge. resurfacing work slowing things down. eclogues there with traffic. everything else is looking pretty good. we will have an update with the commute coming in just a few minutes

. >> and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. >> is hard to believe it's monday already. >> what happened with the weekend? did we lose a day? >> it was a nice weekend. >> the weather was good and leaders this week our temperatures go up to nearly 70 this week. let's take a look. >> and now i am listening. >> showers coming, our temperatures are cooler along the lake. wind coming out of the north and northeast. it is for the at the lakefront. 31 and garlic. in union we are at 37. juliet is cooler. satellite's radar composite shows rain down to the south. the potential for showers later today. more rain across portions of southern illinois and indiana. we expect a cold front come later this evening some showers possible. 47 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. wind and 5-15 mi. per hour. not very strong wind. today's official high is 49 down to 37 tonight. wednesday we are at 58 with sunshine. >> taking a look ... or going to take a look at traffic. everything is looking good. no big delays. not much t

. >> and i'm erin mcelroy. today is friday. i've been waiting for it. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. >> we will take the rain if it comes on a friday. we will take almost anything on a friday. opening day today. it will be rainy. temperatures are going to be in the '40's. windy as well. basically a front will move through today. temperatures are in the upper '40's but then they will drop tonight. yesterday we got about half an inch of rain. not as much today. 42 at the lakefront. 38 in union. 37 dekalb. looking at the wind speed, it's at about 9 mi. per hour. 9 mi. and juliet as well. here's the satellite's radar. looking further out, there is no off portions of northern iowa. it will stay there. 44 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. the rain is out of the forecast by 9:00. expect the temperature up to 47 by this afternoon. sunday we make 56. and as we play ball today, hopefully they will get some big bats. we're talking about 46 degrees. temperatures don't change much during the day. >> not a lot

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. we have not seen the worst of the storms but this system affecting us and more than half the u.s. really took a huge hit. looking at the radar, the system is basically covering about 2,000 mi.. looking across the country, all areas to the east of salt lake city feeling the effects. it's a massive storm spinning in the midsection. it will not move for another three or four days. the weather pattern will not change. off and on sunshine followed by rain than sunshine. six tents of an inch of rain came through. today we are expecting as much. the moisture coming in from the south. 51 at the lakefront. 51 in kankakee. the line of shares is lifting worked out of the region. we will be tried for much of the rush hour but we do have the chance of showers and firing up again just dealing with this unstable air. 64 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. 9:00 p.m. back down to 57. 40 percent chance of rain. thursday we do it again with scattered showers high-temperatur

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. it's the last morning of the week. >> it's at their friday morning or for some people its thursday night. note it is raining right now but it won't rain all day. it will be a nice later. we already got three thumbs down. you've seen this high before. but we continue to talk about temperatures on the rise. nearly 70 degrees today. right now we have that rain coming true. it will dry out quickly. preconditions and some sunshine. 46 at o'hare. 47 in lansing. 49 and juliet. rain and clouds in the temperatures have not dropped too much. most of the region has been dry. we had lights prickles a moment ago. this line will continue to press to the east. low pressure moves through and it should be out of the way by lunchtime. showers taper off quickly cloud cover will move for a few hours but it will break up quickly by the afternoon. 62 by noon. high temperature to say 68. cooler for the weekend. >> looking good on the road a bit of construction should be picked up by 530 or 6:00. heading out

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. >> nice weather today. a front coming through is kind of a wimpy one. we will knock it out in the first round. maybe some light showers may lead to the south but it's fairly nice day. let's take a look at what's happening in your neck of the woods. i think i might have stolen the line. partly sunny skies-years 60. showers are possible. nothing too heavy as the weak front moves through. it's 44 at the lakefront. 39 in joliet. down in decaled it is 40 degrees. satellites composite shows light showers moving through portions of southern wisconsin. nothing to write home about. pack your umbrella, you probably won't need it but bring it anyway. 57 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. 9:00 p.m. down to 50 degrees. we will be cooler than normal. so far this month we have been slightly cooler. tomorrow we will be up to 54. cooler along the lake. 64 degrees and sunshine for the weekend. construction this morning we are seeing the exit ramp closed on the eyck just a

good morning, i'm dan ponce. >> and i'm erin mcelroy. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. >> good morning. nice weather today. temperatures in the low 50s. the warm-up is coming. even though it's wednesday we will warmup tomorrow. here are the current temperatures. i don't mess you up. today is tuesday. we are continuing to see light showers across the area generally north of cook county. the grain is moving through the county's today. certainly not too much. there is some more rain in the forecast for later today. at 2:00 p.m. the showers moved back in. nothing to have the but the chance for rain is here to the afternoon. we try out tonight and warm-up tomorrow. by 9:00 p.m. we are at 42. here's the seven days forecast. wednesday we hit 60 degrees. friday we hit 59. saturday 67 degrees. cold on monday. get ready for that. >> you been waiting for six months to give a full night's report any finally have it. >> but he keeps talking about wednesday. >> with an accident on the dan ryan just move to 35. left lane block. v

. >> and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn it's back together. >> i rested and i feel good. >> but demetrius is on the other end. we see people come back from vacation and we get a little bit more haggard. it is wednesday for the rest of the world. >> of thought and where is similar colored suit. >> happy hump day. we have rain coming into tonight. there will be a front that lenders over for a few days. get the umbrella ready. you will need it through the rest of the week. sunshine today. temperatures are cooler. it will keep us dry through the day into the evening and into tonight we will see showers. 32 in waukegan. 42 at the lakefront. warmer but remember this temperature will moderate and as to get close to the lake will find cooler readings. satellite composite, the cloud cover cut the area in half. the sunrise is at 633. that rain will stay down to the south. it's basically going to linger through thursday and into early friday. rain moving into the area into tonight. the range of linder

. >> and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. >> those stories are coming up but first it's friday morning forecast. >> this is the one people have been waiting for. >> you just keep building it up to the week. this is the keeper. here it comes. >> it might be even shorts weather. depending on if you have a tan and going. sunshine today. temperature will be nine degrees above the average. the average is 57. we hit the '60s today. the might be even in the mid-70s by far. but it's 35 for now. 39 of bartlett. 43 at midway. 47 at the lakefront. satellite and radar composite shows we are dry. we do have some rain to the north and west it doesn't get here until tomorrow afternoon. big things on saturday. high temperature reaches about 66 degrees today. all sunshine for this friday. on the three did forecast, expected late asian hours on saturday. high temperatures 73. most of the day will be sunny and quite warm. sunday is a washout with a high of 64. the temperature drop comes m

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. bimah its easter weekend. the kids are off. >> are really talking about 70 degrees? >> we are trying to act excited for the parents whose kids are off but we know the truth. nice weather coming today. temperatures will be back in the '60s. and we did throw a few sevens in the forecast for the upcoming days. we have a step down today. and the sunshine cooler along the lake but chile to the north. we are still expecting this weather to come through. not a war today but it will be sunny for much of it. it is 46 at midway. for the in bartlett. 45 in joliet. some light composite show's polite showers that we saw mainly to the south are starting to exit portions of northwest indiana. sunrise today is just after 6:00 a.m.. we will be in between systems for much of the day. 40 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. typical high is 60 degrees. slightly cooler than normal. only 52 degrees today. 64 tomorrow. but partly cloudy on easter sunday high of 71. >> we have wo

and i'm erin mcelroy. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. he's really excited about this big weather system. >> you like it when there's activity. >> i like those days. it can be boring to bring high level of entertainment and information when there's nothing to talk about. we have showers and storms possible basically each day this week. we will see very quickly changing conditions. right now it's dry. we do have more rain coming. periods of sunshine followed by periods of rain. this is one of those weeks where you have to check the radar all the time. now you can see the line of showers headed into the southern counties. i think we will have some lighter rain continuing into the morning rush hour. it's heavy along the river. that will miss us but we will have periods of showers and storms. today, 54 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. 9:00 p.m. we have a chance of rain. 52 degrees. take a look at the forecast. i am excited i think everybody else gets that sinking feeling. chance of rain each day this week. thursday saturday and sunday. >> a quick look a

. >> and i'm erin mcelroy. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. i want it to be friday. i feel like it should be friday. >> it is friday somewhere. but good chance of rain today. the good news is we are expecting some showers but the heavy strong stuff that will lead the news in many areas is going to stay two hours south. we're not expecting the widespread outdate outbreak like they are expecting another areas. down in some of the county sought to have grain moving through. be on the lookout there. pontiac is getting a pretty good at this point. thunder and lightning being picked up early. right now we have temperatures of 43 in hillside. michigan city rating at 43. we have seen a 10th of an inch of rain since midnight. we know that rain is coming down pretty good. 42 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. the rain will let up this afternoon back in time for the evening. tomorrow we make 52. we cooled down quickly. saturday is high is 42. >> do you have a rain wiping in there? >> we do to shock and off. only the best here. >> let me take you to my great black and

. >> and i'm erin mcelroy. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. hi, demetrius. still looks good. >> warm temperatures this warning. 54 degrees right now. usually we are in the '30's. but when you get out of here it will be ringing and cooler. >> that a downer. >> let's take a look. satellite and radar composite show some april showers. we have dry conditions across the area now but the rain to the north will be here around lunchtime today. rain is likely we expect to see the showers coming through sticking around into the afternoon and tapering off of in the evening. it's on the warm side which is the good news. high temperature today of 63 degrees down to 40 degrees tonight. tarweed 65. saturday we hit 70 degrees. showers and thunderstorms come through. 70 on saturday to rain and snow again by monday afternoon and evening. tuesday we reach 43. >> we have a standing snowbelt. someone is going to be washing somebody's car. it's going to be pretty bad. in the express lanes on the kennedy, still have some work from ohio to montrose. should not be a big deal because