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A chilly Sunday: spotty afternoon showers and gusty winds, with frost this morning and a freeze risk for many suburbs overnight into Monday.
Cloudy and blustery Saturday in Chicago with morning showers and gusts to 35 mph; inland suburbs may see patchy frost Sunday night.
Dense fog will slow morning commutes, then highs near 78°F and gusty winds. A line of severe storms tonight could bring damaging winds and heavy rain.
Light rain this morning, scattered storms today and a Flood Watch on the Des Plaines River. Fog overnight and another severe-storm risk late Friday.
Heavy showers and a Flood Watch are in effect across Chicago; gusty winds and flash flooding are possible this afternoon and tonight.
Cloudy and breezy this morning with a 30–40% chance of storms this afternoon. Stronger storms possible Tuesday and Wednesday.
Warm, windy Sunday in Chicago with gusts up to 45 mph and storms likely tonight. Nearshore gale warning and a midweek severe-threat window mean stay alert.
Cool Saturday gives way to a sharp warm-up Sunday and an unsettled start to the week. Gusty winds and scattered storms are possible.
Fog and light rain Friday morning give way to a lake breeze that knocks highs into the low 40s. A sharp warmup and storm chances return Sunday into next week.
Scattered morning showers give way to partly sunny skies, but heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely tonight with pockets of heavy rain and gusty winds.
A roughly 1.3 MW solar array now covers the Skokie Courthouse and its parking garage, the largest municipal solar installation in Cook County. The project is part of the county’s Clean Energy Plan.
Windy, warmer Wednesday with gusts to 35–40 mph. Showers and thunderstorms likely tonight into Friday, with localized heavy rain possible.
Mostly cloudy and near 30°F this morning. Brief lakeshore wintry mix possible Tuesday night; a warm, gusty Wednesday and showers into Friday follow.
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