Strong winds and rain showers are expected to sweep across the Chicago area over St. Patrick’s Day weekend, the National Weather Service said. Friday could be the warmest day of the year so far CHICAGO (WLS) -- There is a severe weather threat for St. Patrick's Day weekend in Chicago. The area is under a Level 2 risk of severe weather from 9 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday from a line of Residents will turn out in droves on Saturday to mark St. Patrick’s Day weekend with a dyed-green Chicago River and a parade, but will rain spoil the party? The annual events are attended by CHICAGO — A Friday night thunderstorm and subsequent “damaging” winds threaten to blow the leprechaun hats off Chicagoans participating in weekend St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Thursday appears to be the calm before the storm, with mostly sunny skies and a “pleasant springtime afternoon” expected, said Zachary Yack, National So much for that spring-like weather. The Chicago-area Friday is in for a soggy and windy St. Patrick's Day, and a cold and breezy St. Patrick's Day weekend, with feels-like temperatures below This will usher in MUCH colder air for St. Patrick's Day. Sunday will have highs around 40 with wind chills in the upper 20s and low 30s. The next workweek starts off cold with morning Official weather records for Chicago date back to 1871 for temperatures and precipitation, and to 1884 for snowfall. Observation location history for Chicago can be found here . St. Patrick's Day Climate Data for Chicago Irish step dancers participate in the St. Patrick's Day parade on March 17, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Tens of thousands took advantage of record high temperatures and sunny weather to attend the After seeing temperatures in the 70s for several days, Chicago residents will be forced to pay the piper on St. Patrick’s Day, with cool temperatures and even a chance of snow. Chicago weather almanac: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 Thursday looks like the mildest day of the week with highs near 50 and a chance of rain. St. Patrick’s Day next Friday looks like a rain/snow Chicago is one of the best cities in the nation for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, according to a new survey. Personal finance company WalletHub compared 200 of the largest cities, using metrics such as St. Patrick’s Day traditions, costs, safety and accessibility, and weather to rank the best. While the Windy City is the sixth-best place 88° may have been the hottest day on record set back in 1908, but at the turn of the century, the highest temperature recorded on St. Patrick’s Day was 85°. Chicago weather almanac: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Video. Top Stories. NOAA set to fire 1,029 more employees It includes St. Patrick’s Day inspired breakfast, green beer, mimosas and bloody The normal low temperature on St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago is 30 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. In 2023, the low was 21 degrees . Wettest Winds will linger, but the skies will clear up for Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago. A high of 65 degrees is forecast for Saturday morning and winds could gust up to 50 mph Though Chicago finished in the top 10 of the best cities to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, it also ranked among the worst, 198th out of 200, when analysts factored weather into the festivities. Chicago typically goes all out for St. Patrick’s Day, and 2025 will likely be no exception. From the iconic river dyeing to a handful of parades scattered across the city, there’s no shortage WalletHub compared each city by weighing 15 metrics under four main categories (St. Patrick’s Day Traditions, Costs, Safety and Accessibility, and St. Patrick’s Day Weather). New York City took the No. 7 spot with a total score of 60.95, a St. Patrick's Day traditions rank of three, a costs rank of 126, a safety accessibility rank of 25 and a St. Patrick's Day weather The South Side of Chicago will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the Irish on Parade Sunday morning. The parade steps off at noon from 103rd Street and Western Avenue in the Beverly and Morgan Park
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