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Currently in Chicago — November 7, 2023: A bit cooler, and perhaps rain
Plus, hurricane season is effectively over.
Eric Holthaus & Katje Sabin
November 06, 2023
The weather, currently.
Partly cloudy and a little cooler
Monday saw unseasonably warm temps for November, but Tuesday will cool things off a bit. Tuesday will see a mix of sun and clouds, but only a high of about 50, then more clouds and a low of 47 on Tuesday night. We’ll also have a slight chance of rain after midnight on Tuesday, leading to a 50% chance of rain on Wednesday.
We got a colorful surprise Sunday night… check out the photos of the Northern Lights visible in Central Illinois! Here’s more info on the aurora borealis.
What you need to know, currently.
For the first time since August 13, there are no looming hurricane threats in either the Atlantic or the eastern Pacific Oceans. We can declare that this year’s hurricane season is effectively over.
With El Niño in effect and global ocean temperatures at the warmest ever measured, the 2023 hurricane season was busier than usual.
According to data from Colorado State University, Atlantic tropical cyclone activity was 24% above normal, and East Pacific activity was 25% above normal.
Some of the most notable storms: Hurricane Dora was a long-lasting hurricane that trekked much of the way across the Pacific Ocean, fanning winds on Hawaii that rapidly spread wildfires on Maui. Hurricane Hilary made a rare landfall in Southern California. And Hurricane Otis became the strongest landfall in Pacific history in Acapulco, Mexico.
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