Storm chances in Chicago with heat and humidity on the way
Steamy heat builds through the weekend with a heat index value in the triple digits starting Sunday—pop-up storm chances for the next several days.
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Steamy heat builds through the weekend with a heat index value in the triple digits starting Sunday—pop-up storm chances for the next several days.
Winds relax this evening as additional showers and thunderstorms develop, mainly southwest of Chicago.
This combination leads to rain overspreading the area from south to north on Tuesday, widespread rain Tuesday night, and a wet Wednesday morning commute.
Keep an eye on the sky, and when thunder roars, go indoors.
Rain and a few rumbles of thunder are likely, but we are not forecasting a severe weather threat locally.
Highs will be in the 70s and in the 60s near the lake.
Whether it's increased or decreased rainfall, or warmer temps stressing their crops, farmers in DeKalb County are trying to figure out how to keep their family business afloat.
CBS 2 is tracking a storm system that will arrive late this week and into the weekend.
Overnight, scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop at will.
Neither of the storms brought about tornado warnings. Both were EF-0 tornados.
A complex of storms early Tuesday may create a swath of wind damage more than 240 miles long, qualifying it as a "derecho" event.
Flash Flood Warnings continue for much of the area, including Chicago, until 3:15 a.m. Sunday.
Temperatures return to the 90s, with cooler highs near the lake.
Widespread thunderstorms, some potentially severe, are forecast for late Saturday night.
While the ozone layer at high levels of the atmosphere protects people on Earth from the sun's harmful radiation, ozone pollution at ground level is unhealthy to breathe.