Monday’s solar eclipse may not have hit totality in the Chicago area, but it certainly caused impacts to the region’s weather.
During the eclipse, the coverage of the sun helped lower the temperature in the Romeoville area by at least four degrees, according to officials.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyWatch as NBC 5 Meteorologist Pete Sack is brought to tears while watching the 2024 solar eclipse in the path of totality. With the reduction of sunlight, the temperature at our office fell from 67 to 63 degrees. Another way we're seeing the effects of eclipse: the region of "ground clutter" around our radar shrank, something we typically see during the evening as the surface cools.According to officials, the effect was similar to what happens when evening hits and the sun sets in the area.
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