Chicago area weather radar facilities [LIVE RADAR] show rain across most of northern Illinois. The Romeoville radar is down. Satellite images show cloudy conditions over the north half of Illinois, all of Iowa, all of Wisconsin, northern Indiana, and all of Michigan.
No severe thunderstorms are expected, but some embedded thunder is possible, and people outdoors should be alert for lightning risks. Rain is expected to taper off about 6:00 p.m., but light precipitation could linger through Monday morning. Clearing is expected after noon tomorrow. Rain began this morning about 6:45 a.m. in Arlington Heights. A total of about 0.7 inch of rain is expected today.
A Low Pressure system is located over Iowa, and a warm front lies parallel close to the Mississippi River.
Winds will shift to the east and northeast after 3:00 p.m. and northeast after 6:00 p.m.
TODAY Sunrise: 6:33 AM Sunset: 7:01 PM
Showers, mainly after 10am. High near 63. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 7pm. Low around 54. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
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