Record Breaking Temps Continue; Snow Possible Saturday

For four days in a row, the Chicago area has seen record high temps.

The warmth is expected to continue today, with even warmer weather expected on Wednesday and more sunshine as we continue this stretch of unseasonably high temps for February.

On Monday, Chicago not only broke a 87-year record for the highest temp for Feb. 20, reaching a high of 70 degrees at O’Hare International Airport, but also broke a record for one of the longest stretches of days in February with temps over 60 degrees. The stretch of record-breaking temps that began on Friday, Feb. 17, and continued through Monday, Feb. 20, also marked the longest four-day stretch above 60 in a meteorological winter for Chicago.

Chicago could break a record again today if temps reach 68 degrees. The current record high, set back in 1930 in Chicago, was 67 degrees. On Feb. 22, the recorded high was 68 degrees set back in 1922.

After Wednesday’s warmth, temps are expected to cool again with a chance of snow and temps in the 30s by Saturday.

Here is a look at what the Chicago area should expect for weather in the coming days: