Good morning and happy Wednesday!! I am SOoooo sorry for disappearing for a week but I finally got my laptop screen fixed! Yay! I'm back for good now. So let’s talk weather…

While I was gone, it seemingly became autumn overnight and that trend is only expected to continue this week. Temps will warm to around 72F this morning before a powerful fall cold front sweeps through the region bringing showers, thunderstorms, and, most importantly, our first blast of bona fide fall air. The chance of showers will persist from late morning through tonight and by the time you wake up on Thursday morning, the thermometer will be alllll the way down into the 40s! Brrrr.

The sun will return on Thursday, and Thurs, Fri, and Sat look like banner autumn days with mostly sunny skies, temps in the 60s, and very low dew points. It will make you want to go apple picking.

Temps will climb back into the 70s on Sunday and Monday, but the fall vibes will persist.

DONT GET USED TO IT, though. Unfortunately, after a week of autumn weather, the weather models are insisting on a return to… believe it or not, THE 90s 🥵by the middle of the month. I believe the true Chicagoans call this “False Fall” 🙂

Tl;dr - False Fall is upon us. Showers and storms today, high 72F. Cool tonight through the wknd. Lows in the 40s/50s, highs in the 60s. Sunny tomorrow.

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