Tim Joyce

I think I first heard the term “June-uary” when I started forecasting in the Pacific NW more than 20 years ago. It’s a portmanteau (a term for smashing together parts of two words) and it either means a very cold June, or a very mild January. Despite last... See more

After a mild Christmas holiday, the final week of 2025 and the first days of 2026 for Chicago have been mostly spent in the freezer. Classic Chi-town winter weather with highs in the 20s and lows in the teens and single digits. So, it’s not a huge shock f... See more

CHICAGO (WGN) — When it comes to Christmas 2025, all signs point toward a mild Christmas all across the Chicago area. Tonight Cloudy & mild for the season. Areas drizzle and a few showers developing along with some areas of fog forming overnight. &... See more

A big cold snap making the first half of December quite memorable for this year. Finally, today some bright sunshine but it comes along with some brutal arctic cold. Sunday is the coldest morning we’ve seen all season– with some suburbs getting air temper... See more

A snowy Saturday not only got us more than eight inches of snow at O’Hare and even more in some of the suburbs. That makes Saturday the snowiest ever November day in Chicago weather history. The previous record was 8.0″ on November 6th back in 1951. With ... See more