Mother and son on the beach
Heather Mezzacapo and her five-year-old son Giuseppe comb Loyola Beach for treasures on an unseasonably warm day, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in Chicago. Courtesy of Erin Hooley / Associated Press
Mother and son on the beach
Heather Mezzacapo and her five-year-old son Giuseppe comb Loyola Beach for treasures on an unseasonably warm day, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in Chicago. Courtesy of Erin Hooley / Associated Press

This February is on track to become Chicago’s warmest in recorded history, but don’t pack up those winter coats just yet. A “cold shot” is coming to Chicago Wednesday that could drop temperatures by about 40 degrees.

Reset learns what’s behind Chicago’s weather fluctuations and what to expect in the coming weeks.

GUEST: Max Grover, open atmospheric data scientist, Argonne National Laboratory

Mother and son on the beach
Heather Mezzacapo and her five-year-old son Giuseppe comb Loyola Beach for treasures on an unseasonably warm day, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in Chicago. Courtesy of Erin Hooley / Associated Press
Mother and son on the beach
Heather Mezzacapo and her five-year-old son Giuseppe comb Loyola Beach for treasures on an unseasonably warm day, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in Chicago. Courtesy of Erin Hooley / Associated Press

This February is on track to become Chicago’s warmest in recorded history, but don’t pack up those winter coats just yet. A “cold shot” is coming to Chicago Wednesday that could drop temperatures by about 40 degrees.

Reset learns what’s behind Chicago’s weather fluctuations and what to expect in the coming weeks.

GUEST: Max Grover, open atmospheric data scientist, Argonne National Laboratory