Chicago weather: Live updates as severe storms, hail sweep through the area

CHICAGO – stormy weather is already shifting through the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana right now, bringing rounds of thunderstorms, the menace of hail and shifting temperatures as an lively sample takes maintain.

Follow alongside under for reside, real-time updates from FOX Chicago Weather as circumstances change and storms develop throughout the area.

Live Weather Updates

5 pm: Severe Thunderstorm Warning/Watch

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for SE LaPorte County, Ind. till 5:15 pm and a Severe Thunderstorm Watch can be in impact till 11 pm

4:35 pm: Chicago airport impacts

A floor cease for O’Hare International Airport has been prolonged till a minimum of 5 pm CT as a day wave of thunderstorms pushes through the Chicago area. Average departure delays are actually 165 minutes.

Travelers at Midway Airport are experiencing departure delays on common of half-hour, in accordance with the FAA.

4:31 pm: Areal Flood Advisory

An Areal Flood Advisory was issued for Lake County, Ind. till 7 pm, in accordance with the NWS.

4:10 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for Lake County, Ind., Will County and southeastern Cook County till 4:45 pm, in accordance with the National Weather Service.

Severe storms are situated alongside a line from Crete to close Beecher, shifting east at 45 mph, FOX Chicago Chief Meteorologist Emily Wahls stories.

4 pm: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for Porter County, Ind. till 4:30 pm, in accordance with the National Weather Service.

2:35 pm: Chicago airport impacts

A floor cease for O’Hare International Airport stays in impact till a minimum of 3 pm CT as thunderstorms proceed to hamper air journey.

Departures at Midway Airport are experiencing delays on common of quarter-hour, in accordance with the FAA.

12:15 pm CT: NWS cancels Severe Thunderstorm Watch

A severe thunderstorm watch that was initially in impact for all the Chicago area together with Northwest Indiana till 5 pm CT has been canceled. In a submit on X, the National Weather Service introduced that it was canceling the watch after the “near term threat of severe thunderstorms has diminished.”

O’Hare International Airport stays below a floor cease till 2:00 pm CT, with departure delays averaging 90 minutes. Midway is experiencing departure delays of round half-hour, because of thunderstorms in the area.

10:48 am CT: Midway Airport below floor cease

A floor cease is in impact for Midway Airport till 11:30 am CT because of thunderstorms in the area. The airport is at present reporting 15-minute delays for departures.

10:15 am CT: Severe storms trigger flight delays

Severe storms are shifting through the Chicago area Tuesday morning, with watches in impact throughout the area — together with Northwest Indiana — till 5 pm CT.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are at present in place for Cook and Will counties till 10:30 am CT, and for Lake County, Indiana till 10:45 am CT.

A floor delay is in impact at O’Hare International Airport till 8:59 pm CT, with common delays of about 81 minutes because of thunderstorms.

What You Can Expect:

Stormy climate is already impacting the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana this morning, with a floor cease issued at O’Hare Airport and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings affecting a number of counties throughout the area.

A cluster of thunderstorms moved in early Tuesday, bringing downpours, lightning and the potential for small hail, with extra showers and storms potential later this morning — particularly south of the metropolis.

The main menace right now can be hailed, together with durations of heavy rain and gusty winds. While the general twister threat is low, an remoted twister can’t be dominated out, in accordance with FOX Weather, as a broader system strikes throughout the Great Lakes area.

Tuesday severe climate menace. (FOX Weather)

FOX Weather stories this technique is a component of a bigger storm sample impacting greater than 25 million individuals throughout the Great Lakes, with the Storm Prediction Center inserting a lot of the Chicago area below a Level 2 out of 5 threat for severe climate.

Later right now and into tonight, any stronger storms are anticipated to favor areas nicely south of Chicago, together with components of northwest Indiana, the place the severe menace might be a bit increased.

Expected rainfall (FOX Weather)

Temperatures will fluctuate throughout the area, persevering with a well-known development this month. Many areas will begin off in the 60s and 70s, however cooler air will transfer in later right now, with the 40s and 50s rising in popularity.

Looking forward, this unsettled sample is not going wherever anytime quickly. FOX Weather says an lively stretch of severe climate is predicted to proceed into early April, with repeated rounds of storms potential throughout components of the central US

April severe storm menace outlook. (FOX Weather)

Locally, Wednesday can be a lot cooler with highs in the 40s and some showers, earlier than one other spherical of showers and thunderstorms returns late Wednesday into Thursday, with the potential for stronger storms once more. A quick break is feasible Friday, adopted by extra rain Saturday and cooler circumstances heading into Easter Sunday.