A flood watch is in effect for the region from 4:00 pm Wednesday afternoon until 4:00 am Thursday morning. We chat with WGN-TV’s chief meteorologist Tom Skilling about what to expect, and how to protect your family and property.

It's Chicago's warmest January 29th on record -- with temperatures expected back in the teens later in the week. We talk with a meteorologist about what it all means.

We have some of your thoughts about the manslaughter charges filed again Richard Vanecko for David Koschman's death in tonight's Viewer Mail.

From the historic summer drought to today’s surprisingly mild winter, Illinois has experienced some extreme weather patterns this year. Our panel of experts dissects what this means for the future.

In Chicago, we see both extreme cold and extreme heat. We asked which one you prefer. We read what some of you had to say in Viewer Mail.

Joel Weisman and his panel of local weather experts discuss Chicago's 2012 weather trends.

Today, the earth is at its farthest point away from the sun that it will be all year. But it sure doesn't feel like it. What can you do to stay safe during the heat wave? City officials and a doctor are here to give some potentially life-saving advice.

Rain levels are extremely low for this time of year. Ash-har Quraishi talks with Tom Skilling about how severe the Illinois drought is, and what to do about it.

Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy joins us to talk about the recent string of violence in Chicago, planning for the upcoming NATO summit and more.

What's the word on the wonderful weather? We hear from a meteorologist at the National Weather Service.

We get the latest on Chicago's winter weather from a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

There was no white Christmas for Chicago this year. So will it ever snow? We examine this winter's mild weather.

Autumn colors are especially spectacular this fall. We tell you why and how long this peak season will last.

The second part in our series about a historic Chicago snowstorm, featuring harrowing tales of some expectant mothers and the troubling side of the decades-old blizzard.

The massive 2011 snowstorm has sparked comparisons to what many remember as the greatest storm of all: the famed blizzard of 1967. A few years ago, the late John Callaway brought us this remembrance of that historic event.