Chicago residents can expect a mix of sunny skies and potentially severe weather conditions over the next several days, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service. The City of Winds will see sunshine with a high near 78 degrees today, followed by a mostly clear night as the low dips to approximately 67 degrees. An east wind around 5 mph is anticipated to become calm in the evening, providing reprieve before potential inclement weather arrives, as reported by the National Weather Service.
It’ll be dry and seasonably warm today and tomorrow. Occasional shower and t-storm chances start Wed night and continue thru Fri. The most likely rainy period is late Wed night into Thu morning, with generally more dry hours than wet after that. #ILWX #INWX pic.twitter.com/HgGddt6HOe
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) August 13, 2024
Looking ahead, Wednesday will maintain sunny weather with another high near 79 degrees, however, volatility returns Wednesday night; the forecast predicts a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., with mostly cloudy conditions and a low around 69 degrees with gusty southeast winds up to 15 mph, the chance of severe thunderstorms is projected to elevate, including a Level 2 of 5 risk for Thursday late afternoon and evening including a limited flooding risk this information comes directly from the National Weather Service's Hazardous Weather Outlook for Chicago.
Thursday's weather is set to bring showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 p.m., then showers and thunderstorms are likely to continue post 1 p.m. with a possibility of heavy rainfall during the night, winds will intensify with south-southeast gusts as high as 20 mph, and the chance of precipitation is pegged at a substantial 80 percent. On Friday, thunderstorms provide a 40 percent chance of interrupting the mostly sunny and warm conditions with highs anticipated near 83 degrees transitioning into a partly cloudy night with a low around 67 degrees, as cited by the detailed forecast.
Into the weekend, Chicagoans should plan for the possibility of showers starting Saturday afternoon amidst an otherwise mostly sunny day with highs around 81 degrees the skies will clear up at night with the lows settling near 67 degrees an extended forecast update provided by NWS Chicago indicated that while there are "occasional shower and t-storm chances start Wed night and continue thru Fri," the likelihood of this happening is most pronounced late Wednesday night into Thursday morning, but "generally more dry hours than wet after that."
