Today: Widespread smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10pm. Areas of smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. West wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Air Quality Alert Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-Southern Will- Eastern Will- Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Gurnee, Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, DeKalb, Sycamore, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream, Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota, Marseilles, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury, Watseka, Gilman, Paxton, Gibson City, Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, La Grange, Calumet City, Oak Forest, Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete, Peotone, and Beecher 319 AM CDT Wed Jun 28 2023
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has determined that an Air Pollution Action Day is in effect until midnight CDT tonight.
An Air Pollution Action Day is declared when widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to be at or above the unhealthy level for the sensitive groups category of the air quality index.
Active children and adults, especially people with pulmonary or respiratory diseases such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor activity.
Area residents are urged to reduce pollution levels. Air quality forecasts and tips on how you can reduce your emissions can be found at www.airnow.gov.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 338 AM CDT Wed Jun 28 2023
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-290845- Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will- Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- 338 AM CDT Wed Jun 28 2023 /438 AM EDT Wed Jun 28 2023/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
Weather hazards expected...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated: Limited Hail Risk...up to quarter size. Limited Damaging Wind Risk...up to 60 mph.
DISCUSSION...
While the greatest chance for thunderstorms tonight is expected to remain across southern Illinois, some thunderstorms may develop over northern Illinois and northwest Indiana late tonight. If the storms occur, they would be capable of producing locally large hail and strong winds.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
Thursday... Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk. Limited Excessive Heat Risk. Friday... Limited Flooding Risk. Limited Thunderstorm Risk. Saturday through Tuesday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
DISCUSSION...
A classic summertime pattern of building heat and humidity but also chances for episodic thunderstorms is favored through Saturday. Currently, the highest chances for heat and thunderstorms, including severe weather, appear to be on Thursday.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.
GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:
Moving toward the southeast at 30 to 40 mph.
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