Forecast Summary
Meteorologist Ray Stagich
WLS-AM Forecast
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Widespread storms will stay well west this morning. A chance of an isolated t-storm in the local area with all of the heat and humidity in place later this morning.
Our storm chances start to go up Thursday Afternoon into Thursday Evening. Some of the storms could be severe with damaging winds. A change back to cooler, quieter and less humid weather Friday into the weekend.
Wednesday at O’Hare:
High: 88
Low: 67
AVG: 84 / 63
Rainfall: 0.87″ at O’Hare
Predawn t-storm wind gust to 51 mph measured at O’Hare Early Wednesday Morning
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 7 2016 – SUNRISE 524 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
JULY 8 2016 – SUNRISE 525 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
Today | Sun and clouds mixed. A stray severe thunderstorm is possible. High near 90F. WSW winds shifting to SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight | Thunderstorms early, then cloudy skies after midnight. A few storms may be severe. Low 71F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
Tomorrow | Cloudy early, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. High 86F. Winds W at 15 to 25 mph.
Tomorrow night | A mostly clear sky. Low near 65F. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 mph.
Saturday | Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the low 60s.
Sunday | Plenty of sun. Highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s.
Monday | Abundant sunshine. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s.
Tuesday | Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s.
Wednesday | Isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s.
