Didn't you have a problem with one back in 1974?

Nah, it blew in, destroyed the town and killed a few hundred people, then blew away.

No trouble.

Google Cyclone Tracy.

25F under fair skies right now. It's expected to be sunny but cool today with a high of 35F. Not bad if the sun is shining.

We're currently at 38F with a partly cloudy sky and still soggy yards from yesterday.

It's nice and warm here, about 30C/92F at the moment.

To warm for my taste.

But it's Christmas.

It's cool, but, for Illinois in December ... it's not bad at all. Clear and dry.

Keep in mind I'm a little higher on the latitudes than you. I'm used to having a white snowy Christmas.

We get it cold here too, LS. It drops to 25C sometimes.

It is 61 here at 11 pm.

The cyclone has passed us by.

Time for boring rain again.

OF, you call the upper 70'sF cold? Last night it dropped to less than 32F/0C.

Yep.

Slightly warmer than seasonal (projected high 47F/8C, whereas "normal" is around 43F/6C); dry today, but rain on the way for tomorrow.