Chicago area radar [LIVE RADAR] indicates fast moving light precipitation in a large line of precipitation from central Illinois to northern Illinois entering the Rockford area. A band of clouds associated with the approaching cold front extends from Canada down through Wisconsin, Illinois, through Texas and into Mexico.
Rain is expected to start in Arlington Heights about 7:00 p.m. There could be a little thunder until about midnight. Less than one-half inch of rain is expected by 3:00 a.m. Sunday.
Winds are expected to shift from the west about 11:00 p.m., from the northwest about 1:00 a.m. and from the north about 10:00 a.m.
Skies should start to clear after 1:00 a.m. with mostly clear skies by 8:00 a.m. Sunday with temperatures back to the low 70s Sunday and Monday and low 80s Tuesday.
TODAY Sunrise: 6:47 AM Sunset: 6:38 PM
Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Light southeast wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
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