Strong Wind Gusts Saturday

The wind was sure whipping around Saturday morning and afternoon.  Peak wind gusts reached 45 mph in some spots throughout northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, and even caused some damage up around Milwaukee.


Current wind gusts are still close to 30 mph Saturday evening, but will slowly begin to subside through the overnight.  We don't completely lose the wind at night, though, with winds still ranging between 10-15 mph.

Highs Saturday did reach the low 50's in many locations, but have quickly cooled into the upper 30's and low 40's now that the cooler air mass has moved in.  Overnight lows are expected to fall into the low 20's, but could reach the upper teens for some.  Wind chills Easter Sunday morning will be cold and in the low teens, to right around 10 degrees.  High temperatures Easter will rise only to 39-40 degrees.