Weather radar [LIVE RADAR] shows storms passing just to the south of Huntley to about Darien. The heaviest thunderstorms are near Campton Hills, West Chicago, and Wheaton. The thunderstorms are growing in both directions as they head east. They are likely to affect Bartlett, Elgin, West Dundee, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Mount Prospect, and reach up to Arlington Heights — possibly up to about Palatine Road. Arlington Heights should be affected by about 10:00 a.m.
Most of northern Illinois is cloudy. Clouds are expected to dissipate during the day with half of the skies sunny by about 3:00 p.m. and mostly sunny skies by about 6:00 p.m. Winds will be gentle from the southwest today.
Today’s high of 79°F is forecast about 10 degrees lower than was expected yesterday (for today) and about 17 degrees lower than yesterday’s actual high.
TODAY Sunrise: 6:17 AM Sunset: 7:26
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Rainfall yesterday was just 0.3″ yesterday between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
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