Storms were weakening as the moved west to east past I-39 but are holding together as they approach the northwest suburbs. Frequent lightning was visible in the west about 11:05 p.m. Additional rain of at least 0.5 to 1.0 inch is likely between 11:45 p.m. and 12:45 a.m. in Arlington Heights. Last night, just under 2 inches of rain fell in central Arlington Heights.
Weather Radar (also nexrad.chgowx.com) shows a long line of storms approaching from west to east in a long line from north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin to south of Bloomington, Illinois. Some of the stronger storms aligned to hit Mundelein, Lake Zurich, Palatine, Long Grove, Bartlett, Elgin, Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Arlington Heights, Wheeling and Mount Prospect.
Scattered thunderstorms late this evening in north central IL. Gusty winds to 45 mph & heavy rain possible. #ILWX pic.twitter.com/BtpGg6R871
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) August 17, 2018
Scattered t-storms are expected this eve & overnight. A few of the stronger storms may produce isolated damaging wind gusts, mainly in north central IL. Slow moving showers & storms will lead to the potential for isolated areas of 1 to 2" of rainfall in a short period of time. pic.twitter.com/LjWz6G8lFT
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) August 16, 2018
Cooler air is on the way for next week in the eastern half of the country: https://t.co/q8vPM3lLJQ pic.twitter.com/WKyTwuRS1p
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) August 16, 2018
SPC Aug 17, 2018 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook: SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0739 PM CDT Thu Aug 16 2018 Valid 170100Z – 171200Z …THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS… https://t.co/gBusYaUAEe pic.twitter.com/r5mOh02Vee
— Cardinal Weather (@CardinalWeather) August 17, 2018
O’HARE FORECAST …
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between midnight and 1am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday: A chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
LAKE TEMPS …
SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN WATER TEMPERATURES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
907 AM CDT Thu Aug 16 2018
LAKE MICHIGAN WATER TEMPERATURES…
CHICAGO SHORE……….80.
CHICAGO CRIB……….67.
WILMETTE BUOY……….77.
WAUKEGAN BUOY……….76.
WINTHROP HARBOR BUOY……….76.
MICHIGAN CITY……….60.
MICHIGAN CITY BUOY……….77.
SOUTH MID LAKE BUOY……….76.
NORTH MID LAKE BUOY……….72.
&&
M IS FOR MISSING DATA THAT IS NORMALLY AVAILABLE.
august.chicagoweatherstation.com
Chicago Weather Forecast for your MAC/PC/TABLET includes surrounding suburbs.
^^ MOBILE? USE VOICE MIC ^^
facebook …
GET ALERTS on Facebook.com/ArlingtonCardinal
GET ALERTS on Facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies
GET ALERTS on Facebook.com/ArlingtonHeightsCrime
Get updates from The Cardinal ALL NEWS FEEDS on Facebook. Just ‘LIKE’ the ‘Arlington Cardinal Page (become a fan of our page). The updates cover all posts and sub-category posts from The Cardinal — Arlingtoncardinal.com. You can also limit feeds to specific categories. See all of The Cardinal Facebook fan pages at Arlingtoncardinal.com/about/facebook …
Help fund The Cardinal Arlingtoncardinal.com/sponsor
20240105-1435future