Chicago weather: Heavy rain on Saturday prompts flood watch
Rounds of heavy rain may lead to flooding on Saturday and Sunday, prompting weather alerts all weekend.
Following a few afternoon and evening showers on Friday, a complex of torrential rain and thunderstorms moves in Saturday morning. Following heavy rain early, additional on-and-off storms are likely through the day.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Ogle, Will, and Winnebago counties in Illinois and Lake and Porter counties in Indiana from 1 a.m. Saturday through Saturday morning.
Sunday starts with heavy rain and gusty winds, and light rain may linger through the Bears game with cool, blustery conditions. Weekend rain totals will reach 1-3 inches areawide, with a few localized amounts of 4-5 inches possible.
Latest seven-day forecast:
Saturday: Heavy rain. High: 73, Low: 63
Sunday: Heavy rain and windy. High: 68, Low: 57
Monday: Rain and windy. High: 62, Low: 54
Tuesday: Showers and windy. High: 61, Low: 55
Wednesday: Showers and breezy. High: 64, Low: 57
Thursday: Breezy. High: 66, Low: 56
Friday: Partly cloudy. High: 70, Low: 53
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