FIRST THUNDERSTORMS IN MORE THAN TWO WEEKS POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THE CHICAGO AREA; DOWNPOURS POSSIBLE. Areas of fog as the day opens, particularly in lakeside and north areas toward the Illinois- Wisconsin line. Clouding over elsewhere. Noticeably cooler in lakeshore areas -- but remaining mild for the season south and west from Joliet, Kankakee and Valparaiso, Ind., to the Fox Valley, DeKalb and Mc Henry County. Clusters of showers and possible thunderstorms developing and continuing into Friday night. Partial clearing late.
Friday
5442
Areas of fog and mixed morning sun, then clouding over. Strengthening east-northeast winds in the afternoon. Showers begin in the afternoon and become heavier and more numerous at night.
Saturday
4839
Cloudy, blustery and cooler. Periods of rain likely. Some 30 mph gusts possible. Daytime highs may reach the low or mid-50s in the south suburbs but hold to the low 40s on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Monday
4437
Showery spells from a thick overcast, quite windy, chilly and raw. Northeast winds 13 to 26 mph with some gusts to 35 mph.
Tuesday
5037
Becoming partly sunny, windy and cool. North to northeast winds 12 to 26 mph with possible gusts. Lakeshore highs hold to the 40s.
Wednesday
5138
Mostly sunny, not as windy and modestly milder. Puffy fair weather cumulus clouds are likely to become less numerous as the day proceeds. North winds 8 to 18 mph.
Thursday
5538
Partly sunny and milder. Northwest winds 6 to 16 mph.
Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His weather forecast can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN News at 11a, 5p and 9p.
Current conditions
As of 11:51 AM CST at Chicago Midway, Illinois
Overcast
Temperature:
56°
Wind:
SSE 13 mph
Dewpoint:
51°
Humidity:
84%
Visibility:
10.0 miles
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Rest of Today...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Tonight...Cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Showers likely in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds around 10 mph until early morning becoming light and variable during the predawn hours. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Friday...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds until late afternoon becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph late in the afternoon.
