Weather radar [LIVE RADAR] is showing typical morning humidity with no precipitation in northeast Illinois. Weather overnight was humid and warm — 81°F around 11:00 p.m. last night. The great outdoors smelled like the inside of a greenhouse. About an inch of rain is expected between 10:00 a.m. and midnight tonight. Thunderstorms are possible all day with the greatest chance of storms between 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. Humid: Dew Points in the 70s all day with Relative Humidity at 90% to 93% after 11:00 p.m.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center model (see US Map) has placed much of northern Illinois, including Chicagoland, in a 5% risk area indicating probability of a tornado within 25 miles of a point.
TODAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 73. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
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