Good morning comrades and HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Well, we have left behind the spectacular days of sun for a more showery pattern the next few days. Temps today will be slightly warmer than normal - 60s, but there will be a chance of a shower or even a brief thunderstorm throughout the day.

Let’s take a minute to also comment on the unreal warmth and sun we’ve had this October. We are a day away from finishing what is likely to end up being the 6th warmest October on record in Chicago, 3rd warmest since the official observing station was moved to its current home at O’Hare. Incredible! It’s also been, on a quantitative cloudiness level, the sunniest October on record. 

Temps will remain above record for the next week or so as waves of showers move through the region. There is little indication that winter is anywhere on the horizon. There is some marginal indication we MAY dip below freezing for the first time this season on November 9ish? which isn’t quite the record for latest freeze but it is well past the “normal” freeze date. 

Tl;dr - slightly warmer than normal through early Nov - 60s - showery.

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