Chicago area weather is all clear, except for some precipitation heading north in far northwest Illinois [LIVE RADAR]. Satellite views show clouds to the west and north. Clouds area expected to increase through the day and night with precipitation moving in after 1:00 a.m. Less than 0.3 inch of rain expected by 7:00 a.m. Thursday. Warming trend coming for Wednesday and Thursday.
TODAY Sunrise: 6:35 AM Sunset: 6:57 PM
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Saturday Sunny, with a high near 69.
Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
LIVE RADAR | STORM TRACKS | CLOUDS INFRARED SAT | CLOUDS VISIBLE SAT (during daylight)
WunderMap® with Temperature/Wind Data
Full Screen Motion Weather Radar (Wunderground.com)
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