An area of rain moving north is moving more slowly than expected. While showers could hit before the main rain event, significant widespread rain is not expected to cross the northwest suburbs until 8:00 p.m. or later. This morning the widespread rain was expected to hit about 7:00 p.m. At 2:35 p.m. the leading edge of rain heading our way is south of Will County.
THIS AFTERNOON A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 58. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight Periods of rain, mainly after 8pm. Low around 43. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Periods of rain, mainly before 2pm. High near 54. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north in the evening.
The official rainfall at O’hare International Airport from the rain period Monday to Tuesday was 2.09 inches. See full weather data for Monday May 12, 2014 on CHICAGOWEATHERSTATION.COM from more details …
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THE PERIOD 7:00 AM MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014 TO 7:00 AM TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2014.
ILLINOIS RAIN LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL (IN) LAKE BLUFF 1W (LAKE).........................4.06 HEBRON (MCHENRY).............................3.82 GLENCOE (COOK)...............................3.56 BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK).......................3.30 LAKE FOREST 2NNE (LAKE)......................3.30 WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY)......................3.12 ROCKTON 1ESE (WINNEBAGO).....................3.07 HARVARD (MCHENRY)............................2.57 LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)...........................2.50 BARRINGTON (LAKE)............................2.48 MUNDELEIN (LAKE).............................2.48 ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK)................2.37 WOODSTOCK 4SW (MCHENRY)......................2.34 BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE).........................2.33 GURNEE 2W (LAKE).............................2.28 ELGIN (KANE).................................2.26 ELGIN 1S (KANE)..............................2.26 SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY)....................2.21 WADSWORTH 1SSE (LAKE)........................2.16 WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)...................2.16 LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE).......................2.14 OHARE (COOK).................................2.08 ZION (LAKE)..................................2.06 ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO)......................2.06 ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO).......................2.06 WOODSTOCK 1SSW (MCHENRY).....................2.02 WAUKEGAN (LAKE)..............................2.02 WINNETKA 1ESE (COOK).........................2.01 BYRON 3N (OGLE)..............................2.00 HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK)....................1.99 MUNDELEIN (LAKE).............................1.98 ELGIN (KANE).................................1.94 BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)...................1.92 ROUND LAKE 2WNW (LAKE).......................1.89 GURNEE 2NE (LAKE)............................1.86 STERLING 4NE (LEE)...........................1.85 MILFORD (IROQUOIS)...........................1.80 WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)...........................1.78 HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE)...........................1.74 YORKVILLE 1NE (KENDALL)......................1.68 ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE).......................1.66 LODA (IROQUOIS)..............................1.65 ASHTON (LEE).................................1.64 WINTHROP HARBOR 1SSW (LAKE)..................1.59 PECATONICA 2S (WINNEBAGO)....................1.59 SCHAUMBURG 2E (COOK)........................1.52 MCHENRY (MCHENRY)............................1.51 WHEELING (COOK)..............................1.41 FOX LAKE 2SE (LAKE)..........................1.40 ST CHARLES 1SW (KANE)........................1.35 DIXON 3NNW (LEE).............................1.33 RIVERWOODS (LAKE)............................1.33 LINCOLNSHIRE 1.3WSW (LAKE)...................1.30 POLO (OGLE)..................................1.29 BUCKLEY (IROQUOIS)...........................1.28 LA SALLE (LA SALLE)..........................1.27 ELBURN (KANE)................................1.26 ELGIN 2WNW (KANE)............................1.25 ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO).....................1.25 BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE)......................1.24 ELBURN (KANE)................................1.22 WATSEKA (IROQUOIS)...........................1.22 GIBSON 3WNW (FORD)...........................1.21 WATSEKA 6.9WNW (IROQUOIS)....................1.21 WINNETKA 1S (COOK)...........................1.20 LAKEMOOR 2SE (LAKE)..........................1.20 PARK RIDGE (COOK)............................1.17 ELGIN 1WSW (KANE)............................1.17 ELBURN 3NNE (KANE)...........................1.14 GENEVA 2WSW (KANE)...........................1.14 ELGIN 2W (KANE)..............................1.14 GLEN ELLYN 1NE (DU PAGE).....................1.11 EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE)......................1.10 BELVIDERE (BOONE)............................1.08 GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)...........................1.07 ST CHARLES (KANE)............................1.05 BATAVIA (KANE)...............................1.01 BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)..........................1.01 CARY (MCHENRY)...............................1.01 ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK)................0.98 WEST CHICAGO (DU PAGE).......................0.97 AMBOY (LEE)..................................0.94 ISLAND LAKE 1SSW (MCHENRY)...................0.93 CAROL STREAM (DU PAGE).......................0.91 WEST CHICAGO 3N (DU PAGE)....................0.90 LOMBARD 1NNW (DU PAGE).......................0.90 ASHKUM 5.6E (IROQUOIS).......................0.89 NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE)......................0.88 ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................0.88 AMBOY (LEE)..................................0.86 ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO).....................0.84 ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)...........................0.80 MOMENCE (KANKAKEE)...........................0.77 CAPRON (BOONE)...............................0.74 GENOA (DE KALB)..............................0.73 CHEBANSE (KANKAKEE)..........................0.73 STEWARD (LEE)................................0.73 LOMBARD 1NNW (DU PAGE).......................0.72 SUGAR GROVE 1ENE (KANE)......................0.72 EVANSTON 1SSE (COOK).........................0.70 LANSING (COOK)...............................0.70 ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY).......................0.68 YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL).......................0.67 ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO).........................0.66 FAIRBURY (LIVINGSTON)........................0.65 LISBON 4NE (KENDALL).........................0.65 OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE).........................0.65 OTTAWA (LA SALLE)............................0.65 PARK FOREST (COOK)...........................0.65 SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE).......................0.63 YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL)......................0.62 GLENWOOD 2ESE (COOK).........................0.61 MENDOTA (LA SALLE)...........................0.60 PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON).........................0.60 ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................0.60 PONTIAC 1ESE (LIVINGSTON)....................0.59 NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)..........................0.59 VILLA PARK 1NW (DU PAGE).....................0.58 SHABBONA (DE KALB)...........................0.58 GLEN ELLYN 2SSE (DU PAGE)....................0.57 MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL)....................0.57 PERU (LA SALLE)..............................0.57 PONTIAC 1SE (LIVINGSTON).....................0.56 DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)..........................0.55 SHERIDAN 3SSE (LA SALLE).....................0.55 NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL).........................0.55 WILMINGTON 6NW (WILL)........................0.55 PALATINE 1E (COOK)...........................0.54 SCHAUMBURG 3WSW (COOK).......................0.54 COAL CITY (GRUNDY)...........................0.54 PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL).....................0.54 CHANNAHON (WILL).............................0.53 EARLVILLE 8SSE (LA SALLE)....................0.53 AURORA (KANE)................................0.52 ORLAND HILLS 1SE (COOK)......................0.51 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 2NNW (COOK)................0.51 KANKAKEE 3SE (KANKAKEE)......................0.50 RICHTON PARK (COOK)..........................0.50 TINLEY PARK 3NW (COOK).......................0.49 MINOOKA (GRUNDY).............................0.49 BRACEVILLE (GRUNDY)..........................0.48 CHENOA 4NNW (LIVINGSTON).....................0.48 JOLIET (WILL)................................0.48 BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE).......................0.47 MORRIS (GRUNDY)..............................0.47 COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY)......................0.46 LANSING (COOK)...............................0.46 HARWOOD HEIGHTS 2NNE (COOK)..................0.46 CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY)....................0.46 MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE).......................0.46 CHANNAHON 1NNE (WILL)........................0.46 WILMINGTON 3SE (WILL)........................0.46 NEW LENOX 4SE (WILL).........................0.46 MORRIS 1SW (GRUNDY)..........................0.45 MORRIS 6ESE (GRUNDY).........................0.45 MONTGOMERY 2SSE (KENDALL)....................0.45 BONFIELD 4NNE (KANKAKEE).....................0.45 OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE)........................0.45 ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE)......................0.44 MAZON 0.5ENE (GRUNDY)........................0.44 OGLESBY 0.4N (LA SALLE)......................0.44 OGLESBY 1ESE (LA SALLE)......................0.44 JOLIET 3WNW (WILL)...........................0.44 MANHATTAN 2SE (WILL).........................0.43 JOLIET 2N (WILL).............................0.43 FLOSSMOOR (COOK).............................0.42 NORTH RIVERSIDE (COOK).......................0.42 BONFIELD 4WSW (KANKAKEE).....................0.42 CRETE 3E (WILL)..............................0.42 LISLE (DU PAGE)..............................0.41 JOLIET (WILL)................................0.41 HOMEWOOD (COOK)..............................0.40 ELMHURST (DU PAGE)...........................0.40 DWIGHT 4NNW (GRUNDY).........................0.40 YORKVILLE (KENDALL)..........................0.40 PLAINFIELD 1SW (WILL)........................0.40 LISLE MORTON ARB (DU PAGE)...................0.40 ROMEOVILLE (WILL)............................0.39 WESTMONT 1SSE (DU PAGE)......................0.38 MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL)........................0.38 MANHATTAN (WILL).............................0.38 DE KALB 1W (DE KALB).........................0.37 AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................0.37 LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)..........................0.37 OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)..........................0.37 WESTMONT (DU PAGE)...........................0.37 ALSIP (COOK).................................0.36 PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK)........................0.36 ORLAND PARK 5WNW (WILL)......................0.36 KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)..........................0.36 PLAINFIELD (WILL)............................0.36 DARIEN 1NNE (DU PAGE)........................0.35 PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.35 PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.35 OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK).........................0.34 AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................0.34 PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.34 MARSEILLES (LA SALLE)........................0.34 BOLINGBROOK 3NE (DU PAGE)....................0.33 STREATOR 4ENE (LA SALLE).....................0.33 DE KALB (DE KALB)............................0.32 LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)...................0.32 BOURBONNAIS 2NNE (KANKAKEE)..................0.32 OAK PARK 2S (COOK)...........................0.31 OAK PARK 1SW (COOK)..........................0.31 CORTLAND (DE KALB)...........................0.31 CRETE 3SSW (WILL)............................0.31 OAK LAWN (COOK)..............................0.30 COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK)......................0.30 COUNTRYSIDE 1NNE (COOK)......................0.30 LISLE 1SE (DU PAGE)..........................0.30 CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)..........................0.29 LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK)........................0.29 BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE).....................0.29 STREATOR (LIVINGSTON)........................0.28 WORTH (COOK).................................0.27 CHICAGO 5NNW (COOK)..........................0.27 DE KALB (DE KALB)............................0.27 RAVENSWOOD MANOR (COOK)......................0.25 STREATOR 1WSW (LA SALLE).....................0.25 MIDWAY COOP (COOK)...........................0.25 CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK).........................0.24 MARSEILLES 6WNW (LA SALLE)...................0.23 CHICAGO 5NE (COOK)...........................0.21 CHICAGO 6NNE (COOK)..........................0.20 MIDWAY (COOK)................................0.17 JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL).......................0.05