Temperatures warmed back above normal Monday afternoon following a chilly weekend, reaching 50 degrees at several locations thanks to a gusty southerly wind which ushered milder air back into the metro area despite only logging about 1/3 the allotment of sunshine.Monday: southerly wind ushers mild air back to chicagoland after chilly weekend 1Monday: southerly wind ushers mild air back to chicagoland after chilly weekend 2Monday: southerly wind ushers mild air back to chicagoland after chilly weekend 3Monday: southerly wind ushers mild air back to chicagoland after chilly weekend 4Monday: southerly wind ushers mild air back to chicagoland after chilly weekend 5Monday: southerly wind ushers mild air back to chicagoland after chilly weekend 6Monday: southerly wind ushers mild air back to chicagoland after chilly weekend 7Monday: southerly wind ushers mild air back to chicagoland after chilly weekend 8
By Monday evening, temperatures were more than 10 degrees warmer than the same period on Sunday.
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