This alert made me so happy

Friday 6 February 2026 08:52 CST   David Braverman
ChicagoWinter

Alert that it's above freezing

That's right: at 7:49 am, the temperature at my house went above freezing for the first time in 20 days, 11 hours, and 10 minutes. O'Hare reported 0.6°C (33°F) at 7:05, so we're officially out of our 3-week freeze!

Though the forecast has us going up to 2°C by noon but then plunging to -12°C overnight. Tomorrow will once again freeze our bits off, but then back up to 0°C Sunday and mostly above freezing for the rest of the week.

Spring seems possible, just.

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