HOPE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO JOIN TOM SKILLING’S COLLEAGUES AND TOM IN PERSON OR ONLINE

Great Lakes League of Women Voters 2024 Earth Month Environmental Conference tomorrow–Saturday, April 27th which is being held in Lake Forest, IL
Tom has worked with the program’s chair, Elizabeth Muller and her husband David many times over the years. It’s always a pleasure! In focus during this year’s 2024 program is climate change plus a look at water resources and efforts to keep the Great Lakes healthy through responsible management and policies.

You may REGISTER for the program here:
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xt4xmsh/lp/f875a7e2-f8a5-45f6-9bb9-b4eaa58aab6e

Saturday’s (April 27, 2024) program is to run from 10am to 4:15pm and will be held at the beatiful Gorton Center’s Stuart Community Room at 400 E Illinois Road in Lake Forest. Join us in person—or, if you wish, the program will be streamed as well

A DINNER is to be held afterward for which you are welcome to attend by signing up here:
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/68rrw23/lp/18c79e31-c8ef-4381-aabe-a3015c57c0c9

The program opens at 10am. HERE’S THE SPEAKING LINE-UP:

10:30 to 11:30am Todd Nettesheim, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Region V, Deputy Director of the Great Lakes National Program Office

LUNCH BREAK: 11:30 to 12:45pm

12:45 to 1:45 pm Dr. Seth Darling, Chief Science & Technology Officer for the Advanced Energy Technologies Directorate and Director, Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Center at Argonne National Laboratory
2pm to 3pm Dr.Donald J. Wuebbles, Donald J. Wuebbles, Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Science and Presidential Fellow at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana & Coordinating Lead Author on several international climate assessments led by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations that resulted in IPCC being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007
3:15 to 4:15 pm Tom Skilling, Chief Meteorologist Emeritus for WGN-TV. Tom’s talk is entitled: “Climate Change: No surprise; it’s been predicted for centuries. The work of two scientists who are taking it on”

MORE ON THE LEAGUE’S WEBSITE: https://www.lwvlmr.org/

WGN WEATHER HEADLINES

TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OUTLOOKS

Valid May 2 to May 10, 2024

A SUMMERLIKE WEEKEND IS AHEAD FOR THE CHICAGO METRO AREA

Despite the risk for scattered showers and thunderstorms at times, a summerlike weekend is ahead for the Chicago metro area with temperatures near or above 80 degrees both weekend days

CHICAGO’S RAIN CHANCES

Active pattern in place through the weekend and early next week

SATURDAY’S WARMTH

Saturday’s warmth to be accompanied by gusty southerly winds that could reach or exceed 40 mph at times

SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE PLAINS FRIDAY

Significant severe weather outbreak across the Plains Friday produces nearly six dozen tornadoes, some large and destructive, and scores of large hail and damaging wind reports

SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK

Saturday 7AM through Sunday 7AM Severe outlook
Severe weather outbreak is again likely Saturday afternoon and night across the Plains States
Sunday severe weather outlook—The Plains are again likely to be at epicenter for severe thunderstorms, but some stronger storms may arrive for parts of the Chicago area late in the day or at night
Numerous severe thunderstorms are likely with the greatest threat currently anticipated across parts of the central and southern Plains, where very large hail, damaging winds, and multiple strong tornadoes will all be possible
Some strong to severe thunderstorms could develop in parts of the Chicago area late Saturday night, especially west and northwest of the city