Has anyone been/experienced the Chicago area in mid November?
We have a wedding to go to November 2015 and just curious. I doubt we are going down with the motorhome. We are likely going to fly there and back. Just wondering about the weather........Is it usually decent or freezing cold. I understand it's supposed to be the "Windy City".
BiggarView said
09:28 PM Nov 16, 2014
Livin it. It gets cold here at night, and 30's day time is not uncommon, neither is snow fall. Though neither is all that predictable. Late "Indian summers" have been known to happen with temps in the 60's but its rare. In the northern suburbs there's a better chance for snow. And don't get me started on the wind. It is the Windy City after all. At the lake front, that wind chill is very uncomfortable. Sorry, forgot you need Celcius... 0-5 degrees typical, not unknown to get upto 10-15 centimeters of the white stuff in a single dump, more the further north you get.
Today its a balmy 24F daytime and 10F overnite.
TRAILERKING said
09:40 PM Nov 16, 2014
Thanks for the reply.....It sure is a lot colder up here. Around -20C
Either way it will be an experience for us as we've never been to Chicago. So we'll see what that's about. Be nicer if they would have had their wedding a couple or three months before Nov 2015.
Oh well...
JackKim said
10:22 PM Nov 16, 2014
Love Chicago! Beautiful city and lots of great things to do in the city.
TRAILERKING said
10:51 AM Nov 18, 2015
Well just did our venture in CHICAGO from Nov 11 to Nov 17..............Sure wouldn't be using an awning around there if had my motor home. I have never walked so much area. I know the downtown pretty good now. Walked down to Navy Pier. Did the River Boat cruise (very scenic and informative but was cold and breezy that day). Went up into the TRUMP tower for a snoop Sir Donny could adopt me). Went up in the Han**** building, I think 94th floor, for a 360 degree scenic view(very big). Ate way to much CHICAGO pizza............YUM.
JonRV said
05:23 PM Nov 18, 2015
Chicago is somewhat cold this time of year but travel wise you should be fine. Might have a change of ice but no snow.
Diana and Jim said
05:45 PM Nov 18, 2015
Did you see the Tribune Tower, Trailerking? That one is an architectural gem!
Jim
TRAILERKING said
07:56 PM Nov 18, 2015
Diana and Jim wrote:
Did you see the Tribune Tower, Trailerking? That one is an architectural gem!
Jim
Oh yeah........I seen it and many more............Not to mention I got a brand new Samsung S-5 phone and racked up over 700+ pic's and vid's on it. The problem now is they're way too large of a file with the high resolution and now a hassle to E-Mail any.
PIEERE said
09:40 AM Nov 19, 2015
Best check the local weather service as I seen Accuweather.com predicting a winter storm brewing for the midwest this weekend.
PIEERE said
09:42 AM Nov 19, 2015
PIEERE wrote:
Best check the local weather service as I seen Accuweather.com predicting a winter storm brewing for the midwest this weekend.
a day late and a dollar short as usual! LOL!
PD CFK said
10:00 AM Nov 19, 2015
Lived in Rockford for 3 years (90 miles west of Chicago) My daughter graduated from Roosevelt University and loves the Windy City. The weather is pretty unpredictable, best to consult weather service. But sounds as if your stay there turned out good for you. pk
TRAILERKING said
10:27 AM Nov 19, 2015
A lot of the locals said you can't go by the weather forecasts too much. They say the weather can change in a half hour from what it's supposed to be. The strange thing was when walking around downtown and the wind would pick up a bit, we just figured, "we'll go around this building for shelter"...........Well, didn't always work. Seems even though the buildings are tall and lots of them, they just catch the wind and play games.
-- Edited by TRAILERKING on Thursday 19th of November 2015 10:28:45 AM
Terry and Jo said
11:50 AM Nov 19, 2015
TRAILERKING wrote:
Diana and Jim wrote:
Did you see the Tribune Tower, Trailerking? That one is an architectural gem!
Jim
Oh yeah........I seen it and many more............Not to mention I got a brand new Samsung S-5 phone and racked up over 700+ pic's and vid's on it. The problem now is they're way too large of a file with the high resolution and now a hassle to E-Mail any.
I've found that the easiest way is to get back to my computer and download the photos to my laptop. There I can resize the photos and send via e-mail from the computer instead of the phone. Same with any videos, although I don't take many of those.
Terry
BiggarView said
11:58 AM Nov 19, 2015
They don't call Chicago the "Windy City" for nuthin'. Just sayin'.
TRAILERKING said
12:05 PM Nov 22, 2015
I guess we were lucky....................We were in the John Han**** building last Sunday on the 94th floor. Yesterday there was a fire on the 50th.
Julie and Ray said
01:07 PM Nov 22, 2015
Not to mention the foot of snow we got in Chicago yesterday. You chose wisely Trailerking!!!!
TRAILERKING said
02:24 PM Nov 22, 2015
Julie and Ray wrote:
Not to mention the foot of snow we got in Chicago yesterday. You chose wisely Trailerking!!!!
Yeah but at least it looks like it gets warm and melts fast. Up here we get it and it stays for 4-5 months
Has anyone been/experienced the Chicago area in mid November?
We have a wedding to go to November 2015 and just curious. I doubt we are going down with the motorhome. We are likely going to fly there and back. Just wondering about the weather........Is it usually decent or freezing cold. I understand it's supposed to be the "Windy City".
Livin it. It gets cold here at night, and 30's day time is not uncommon, neither is snow fall. Though neither is all that predictable. Late "Indian summers" have been known to happen with temps in the 60's but its rare. In the northern suburbs there's a better chance for snow. And don't get me started on the wind. It is the Windy City after all. At the lake front, that wind chill is very uncomfortable. Sorry, forgot you need Celcius... 0-5 degrees typical, not unknown to get upto 10-15 centimeters of the white stuff in a single dump, more the further north you get.
Today its a balmy 24F daytime and 10F overnite.
Either way it will be an experience for us as we've never been to Chicago. So we'll see what that's about. Be nicer if they would have had their wedding a couple or three months before Nov 2015.
Oh well...
Well just did our venture in CHICAGO from Nov 11 to Nov 17..............Sure wouldn't be using an awning around there if had my motor home. I have never walked so much area. I know the downtown pretty good now. Walked down to Navy Pier. Did the River Boat cruise (very scenic and informative but was cold and breezy that day). Went up into the TRUMP tower for a snoop Sir Donny could adopt me). Went up in the Han**** building, I think 94th floor, for a 360 degree scenic view(very big). Ate way to much CHICAGO pizza............YUM.
Jim
Oh yeah........I seen it and many more............Not to mention I got a brand new Samsung S-5 phone and racked up over 700+ pic's and vid's on it. The problem now is they're way too large of a file with the high resolution and now a hassle to E-Mail any.
A lot of the locals said you can't go by the weather forecasts too much. They say the weather can change in a half hour from what it's supposed to be. The strange thing was when walking around downtown and the wind would pick up a bit, we just figured, "we'll go around this building for shelter"...........Well, didn't always work. Seems even though the buildings are tall and lots of them, they just catch the wind and play games.
-- Edited by TRAILERKING on Thursday 19th of November 2015 10:28:45 AM
I've found that the easiest way is to get back to my computer and download the photos to my laptop. There I can resize the photos and send via e-mail from the computer instead of the phone. Same with any videos, although I don't take many of those.
Terry
They don't call Chicago the "Windy City" for nuthin'. Just sayin'.
I guess we were lucky....................We were in the John Han**** building last Sunday on the 94th floor. Yesterday there was a fire on the 50th.
Yeah but at least it looks like it gets warm and melts fast. Up here we get it and it stays for 4-5 months