Colder Weather and Rain Forecast Across U.S.

The Chicago area is expected to have a mostly sunny, cool weekend, with highs in the 50s to near 60 and crisp nights in the upper 30s and 40s; clouds and possible light rain arrive Wednesday, followed by colder weather Thursday and Friday, lake-effect showers, and a chance of wet snowflakes. Connecticut is forecast to have rain Thursday night into Friday, possibly changing to wet snow in the northwest hills, before partial clearing over the weekend. Texas is expected to stay dry and sunny through Friday, with rain chances rising over the weekend and notably chilly weather Monday. Louisville and parts of the Southeast may see showers or storms followed by much colder, breezy conditions, mountain flurries or higher-elevation snow, and the season’s first freezes in some areas. In Alaska, Southcentral may see slick roads from refreezing and then rain or a rain-snow mix before colder, quieter weather, while Southeast Alaska remains windy and wet.