The cold front moves through the Chicago area on Thursday

through: WGN-TV Weather Team

Posted: Oct 6, 2022 / 2:39 am CDT

Updated: Oct 6, 2022 / 2:49 am CDT

• The cold front moves across the IL/WI boundary around noon and reaches far south of Chicago around 6pm
• North Chicago – Temps in the 70’s through late morning, dropping through the 60’s/50’s into the 40’s
• Southern Section – Temps fall from the early afternoon 70’s through the 60’s to the 50’s
• NNE wind 15 to 30 mph
• Clouds and a few scattered showers possible, especially near Lake Michigan

Thursday Temperature Timeline – O’Hare International Airport

• Cold front passage around 2 p.m. – wind shifts from SW to NNE
• Temps rise to low 70s before the front, steady drop in temps after the frontal passage.

Friday set-up: Chicago bathed in cold air from Northern Canada

• The N Current pulls cold air from northern Canada into the Great Lakes/Chicago area
• Warm air pushed farther south—from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf Coast states

Thursday-Friday Lake Michigan Wave Heights

NNE winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour are expected to create waves on Lake Michigan Thursday through Friday