Chicago weather: Strong to severe storms today followed by accumulating snow overnight and Monday
CHICAGO – A chilly entrance is charging by way of Chicagoland this afternoon, rapidly dropping temperatures from the 60s into the 30s.
Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are anticipated this afternoon and night, however the principle timeframe for any severe thunderstorms will probably be from roughly 4 PM to 9 PM.
Blizzard Warning issued for DeKalb and McHenry for 3-5″ of snow with wind gusts up to 45 mph. The Warning goes into effect at 10 PM this evening until 1 PM Monday.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Lake (IL), Cook, Kane, DuPage, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Will from 1 AM to 1 PM Monday for 1-4″ of snow.
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- Severe Thunderstorm Warning together with Watseka IL, Roselawn IN and Fowler IN till 8:45 PM CDT
- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH has been issued for Kankakee, Lake (IN), Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Jasper till 1 AM.
The Storm Prediction Center has most of Chicagoland in a Slight Risk, which is a degree 2 of 5. The main concern with any storms that change into severe will probably be for damaging wind gusts, however an remoted twister can’t be dominated out. The highest menace for severe storms appears to be close to and south of I-80.
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Following any robust to severe thunderstorms late this afternoon and night, all consideration will rapidly flip to the wintry climate on the best way. Rain will transition to snow tonight, and impacts on the Monday morning commute are anticipated.
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for McHenry, Lake (IL), DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, northern Cook, LaSalle, and Kendall Counties for usually 1–3″ of snow and wind gusts as high as 45 mph. The Advisory goes into effect at 10 PM this evening through 1 PM Monday.
Monday looks cold and blustery with high temperatures in the 30s at midnight, dropping into the 20s by daybreak. Temperatures will stay in the lower 20s throughout the day with wind chills in the single digits. On and off snow will continue through Monday evening.
Temperatures plummet into the single digits to near 10 degrees Monday night and early Tuesday. Wind chills will likely drop below zero early Tuesday morning. Plan for partly to mostly cloudy skies on Tuesday with highs in the low to mid 20s.
Warmer air is set to arrive on Wednesday with highs in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees. There is a chance for light snow in the morning, but skies will dry out during the day with some sunshine in the afternoon.
Temperatures warm to the low 50s on Thursday under partly cloudy skies, and then we should be near 60 by Friday.
