Hi, I’m Ella! Welcome back to Fair Weather Friends. Each week, we give you a peek into the local and national weather. Will halloweekend bring spooky showers, sweet sunshine, or creepy cold temperatures? From Evanston, IL, this is Fair Weather Friends.
After the temperature finally plummeted, it’s been climbing back up this week from last week’s torture to a tolerable fall chill, hovering around 45 to 50 degrees. Looking into next week, this trend is predicted to continue, climbing up to 60 on Tuesday. The leaves are falling, the sun is out, and halloweekend is here! There will be clear skies for trick or treating and other festivities tonight, but you may want to grab a jacket, as temperatures will fall as low as 41 degrees.
As for tomorrow’s weather, the Halloween spirits weren’t on our side. While the temperature won’t be TOO bad, hovering around 40-45 degrees, Evanston is projected to be haunted with rainfall and even a 12% chance of thunderstorms. Yikes. If you were planning to dress up as the kid from It, damian from mean girls, a grim reaper, or jake from subway surfers for the last night of halloweekend, congratulations, you won’t be miserable! Everyone else, get ready for a wet and cold night. But, don’t be frightened! Sunday will feature beautiful clear skies and temps in the 50’s, a trend that will persist as we roll into November. The impending doom of freezing winter weather will have to wait another week!
If you’re like me, that is, you’re from a warm state and wildly unprepared for Chicago’s brutal winters, now is the time to buy winter clothes! Dressing warmly and layering are critical to surviving the sub-zero temperatures ahead of us. Luckily, there’s an amazing opportunity TOMORROW to get all the clothes you need to survive the winter. NU Thrift is hosting their fall thrift pop-up tomorrow, November 1st, in Parkes Hall basement on Northwestern’s campus. First-generation low income students can come early to shop from 1-2 PM, and from 2-5, everyone can come find winter necessities and layering pieces galore. From jackets, to sweaters, to leggings, to scarves, they’ve got everything to keep you warm and cozy this winter. Getting prepared with a winter wardrobe is critical to surviving winter quarter! Don’t be that person who wears shorts and a hoodie in snowy weather.
That’s all for this week’s edition of Fair Weather Friends—thanks for tuning in. Don’t freeze to death on this spooky night! In Evanston, IL, Ella Alexander, WNUR News.