Chicagoland weather radar [LIVE RADAR] shows precipitation mostly south of Lake County along a line just north of Peoria at 8:27 a.m.
Satellite images show clouds over most of the midwest. Heavy clouds are expected all day — decreasing after 1:00 a.m. Friday.
Wind are expected to be steady at about 10 mph with gusts to 16 mph starting about 9:00 a.m. and increasing up to 28 mph by about 10:00 p.m. Gusts will then decrease to about 22 mph at about 5:00 a.m.
About three-quarters to one inch of rain possible today between 9:00 a.m. and midnight.
Heavy rain is expected south of Arlington Heights and the northwest suburbs. A tornado risk area exists from east Texas and Louisiana up through Arkansas, southeast Missouri, western Mississippi, western Tennessee, western Kentucky and almost all of Indiana.
TODAY Sunrise: 7:23 AM Sunset: 5:46 PM
Periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 65. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 55.
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