Chicagoans can expect a mix of sunshine and stormy weather ahead, with some weekend warmth giving way to potential severe conditions early next week, according to the National Weather Service. The Weather Service forecast for today is clear skies and a comfortable high near 67 degrees, but winds are expected to shift and bring gusts up to 25 mph tonight. In a detailed forecast, Sunday also promises sun with highs touching 70 before dipping to a low around 46 in the evening.

Looking to start the work week, Chicago will see sunny skies Monday with highs near 57. But by evening, the calm is set to be broken, with the National Weather Service bulletining a "Limited Thunderstorm Risk" for Monday night. According to the Hazardous Weather Outlook, the real trouble begins Tuesday, with "a Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk" and potential "Limited Flooding Risk" as the city braces to possibly weather an onset of scattered thunderstorms extending into early Wednesday.

The Weather Service's Outlook states that minor river flooding will continue and warns of gusting winds "up to 40 mph or more" from different directions between Tuesday and Wednesday. This development, coupled with the series of storms forecasted, spearheads a series of advisories including "Hazardous conditions for small craft" along the Illinois and Indiana shores of Lake Michigan.

Amidst the brewing tempests, a reminder that unseasonable warmth will hang in the air through the weekend, summarized neatly in a tweet: "Unseasonably warm conditions expected this weekend thru early next week." However, a "lake enhanced cold front" is slated to bring dropping temperatures near the lakeshore Sunday afternoon, with warnings in place for "a threat for some severe storms" late Monday through Tuesday night, as posted by NWS Chicago. As the weather saga unfolds, residents are urged to stay tuned to forecasts and be prepared for rapidly changing conditions.