Chicago area weather radar is clear [LIVE RADAR]. Illinois and most of Wisconsin area clear. Clouds associated with a cold front are moving into western Iowa.
September 2013 has proven to be a better weather month than any of the usual summer months of June, July and August.
Less than 0.5 inch of rain is expected after a windy Saturday. Today we might get some gusts about 16 mph at about 4:00 p.m. Otherwise winds will be from the southeast at about 9 mph. Then sunday winds will increase from about 10 mph from the South at 8:00 a.m. to a steady 20 mph at 4:00 p.m. Starting about 10:00 am. gust will blow at about 21 mph and also gradually increase. Gusts up to 29 mph are expected about 4:00 p.m. A little thunder may accompany rain and the cold front overnight Saturday to Sunday.
TODAY Sunrise: 6:45 AM Sunset: 6:39 PM
Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 15 mph.
Tonight Clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Low around 53. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 49.
Monday Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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