Afternoon egg hunts and the Cubs game were interrupted Sunday by a bout of heavy rain across the Chicago area, which eased up in the late afternoon before more stormy weather overnight.
The worst of the Easter rain was expected to dry by about 3:30 p.m., National Weather Service meteorologist Ricky Castro said. Showers were expected around 8 p.m. with stormy conditions including wind gusts and possible lightning likely around midnight.
The series finale between the Cubs and Diamondbacks was delayed at least twice Sunday afternoon because of the weather. Shortly after a delayed 2 p.m. start, the game stopped again due to lightning in the area, the Cubs posted on social media.
Inland in the metro area, temperatures “could make a run toward 60 degrees,” Castro said.
But there won’t be much of a warmup for fans at Wrigley Field or anywhere on the lakefront, he said, as temperatures there hovered in the 40s on Sunday and were expected to stay cool.
Remnants of the storm system were expected to bring more wind gusts Monday, NWS meteorologist David King said. Midweek, temperatures could reach 70 degrees with intermittent showers, he said.
