Fair Weather Friends

Costumes, Raincoats, and Jackets: Halloweekend's Weather Forecast

It’s officially Halloween! Will the weather this Halloweekend be as spooky and haunting as the holiday? Here’s Ella Alexander for Fair Weather Friends.

A Cold Front Row Seat

May 9, 2025 - Spurious Springs and Swimsuit Season

It seems like the fake springs are over and the real spring is upon us. Ilse von Heimburg has the all the sunshine and more for this week’s Fair Weather Friends.

April 25, 2025 - Only April Fools Think It's Officially Spring

Did anyone get caught in that flash storm today? I did(n’t) and so did reporter Georgia Kerrigan. If you’ve been just as concerned about all this rain as she has, listen in for this week’s Fair…

April 17, 2025 - Blackbird Bound

Spring in Chicago is doing what it does best: keeping us on our toes. But there’s one consistent sign letting us know that spring is upon us: the infamous red-winged blackbird. But are these flying…

February 21, 2025 - Arctic blasts, the body, and the brain

If last week has you feeling like you can’t take winter anymore, there’s a bright side. Cold weather benefits your mind and body, even if it doesn’t feel it. Juliet Allan has the weather.

February 14, 2025 - Valentine's Day Vortex

It’s February 14th and everything is red, pink, and deliciously chocolatey — what’s not to love? Oh yeah, the weather. Here’s Gabby Shell with our weekly edition of Fair Weather Friends.

February 7, 2025 - Touchdown temperatures: A look at past and present Super Bowl weather

With the Super Bowl coming up this weekend, Ilse von Heimburg gives us a look into the weather conditions of past and present games for Fair Weather Friends.

January 31, 2024 - A Cold Season…and Cold Season

The average temperature in Chicago has finally crawled its way back from the negatives. But even though the weather has warmed up, there’s still a kind of cold that’s sticking around. Find out more…

January 24, 2025 - It's cold. Again.

It’s hard to notice much else going with the weather when it seems to boil down to one simple characteristic: cold. Reporter Georgia Kerrigan fills us in on what we haven’t noticed with our hoods up…

November 7, 2024 - Daylight saving time is here—but what are we saving, exactly?

The clocks turned back last Sunday, and it 5 p.m. now feels like midnight. Why you may ask? Here’s Ilse von Heimburg with the answer, and more, for Fair Weather Friends.

October 31, 2024 - The Windy City

Chicago has long been known as the Windy City, but where does that nickname come from? Bazil Frueh finds out in this week’s Fair Weather Friends.

October 24, 2024 - Spookiness is in the air

As fall sets into full swing, the weather is playing its own tricks this Halloween season. Here’s Anavi Prakash with the latest episode of Fair Weather Friends.

October 18, 2024 - The threat to sweater weather

The cooling fall temperatures are about to rise again, with sunny conditions this weekend. The fluctuating temps are posing a threat to a classic fall phenomenon: sweater weather. Here’s Anavi…

October 11, 2024 - Northern lights, lightning and the thunder

This week has felt a lot like a late summer, but get ready for more days that actually feel like fall. I have the weather.

October 11, 2024 - Get your flu shots, kids: Fall weather is upon us

As temperatures start to cool, viruses and illnesses start to heat up. Ilse von Heimburg has a word on the weather in this week’s edition of Fair Weather Friends.

May 24, 2024 - Good Day Sunshine

There’s now sunshine for you to gaze at out of the window of your exam room! Want to know a little more about the weather? Alyssa Rubin has the story

May 10, 2024 - Sunny Daze

The weather this week is going to be changing a lot. Who’s surprised? But, among some clouds and rain, there will still be those few precious sunny days. While the sun is out, it’s important to make…

May 3rd, 2024

Even if you’re going through a lot this quarter, at least the weather’s great! Francesco Thorik-Saboia has the story.

April 26, 2024 - April showers unwilling to make way for May flowers

This spring quarter weather has been about as predictable as whether or not I’ll be dropping any classes after all these midterms. Is the sun planning to stick around any time soon? Georgia Kerrigan…