Chicago’s temperatures begin to rise Tuesday, then will rise considerably higher Wednesday through Friday. Highs Tuesday, although warmer than Monday’s 39 degrees at O’Hare International Airport, will still be about 10 degrees below the normal high of 57 degrees. But temperatures by Friday afternoon will hit the lower 70s, although a sharp cooldown takes place Saturday as another chilly surge hits the city and lasts for at least a few days.

Afternoon high temperatures Sunday and Monday will be the mid-40s and nighttime lows in the upper 20s. Showers and thunderstorms will accompany the return of colder air Friday and Saturday. It dries out with the arrival of colder air by late Saturday, and dry weather but chilly temperatures are forecast for Sunday and Monday.