Chance for storms on Tuesday evening
Storms are not currently expected to be severe, but small hail and flooding are possible southeast of Chicago. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest.
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Storms are not currently expected to be severe, but small hail and flooding are possible southeast of Chicago. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest.
Following a dry, sunny start to the week on Monday, a passing disturbance brings a chance of a few storms on Tuesday evening. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, April 20, 2026.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has your 5 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, April 20, 2026.
The warning goes into effect from 12 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Monday for all areas except central Cook County. Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest.
As for Sunday night, high pressure builds overhead, relaxing the wind and clearing the skies. This pattern will allow the temperature to drop to the freezing level.
Thursday trends quieter overall but not completely dry, with scattered showers and a few storms lingering early as a weak disturbance passes through. The latest in First Alert Weather.
A Flood Watch is in effect areawide through Wednesday night. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramons is tracking the latest in First Alert Weather.
The First Alert Weather team is tracking strong storms moving across the Chicago area.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon says the Tornado risk will be mainly to the north and northwest suburbs.
Severe storms are most likely to develop between 6 p.m. and midnight, with their biggest concerns being hail and tornadoes. Meteorologist David Yeomans is tracking the latest.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest as the risks include damaging winds, large hail, flooding, and chances for tornadoes.
Thunderstorms rumbled through the Chicago area Thursday afternoon amid unseasonably warm and humid weather.
A higher risk on Tuesday for severe weather on Tuesday, with the area in a three out of five risk of severe storms, as the atmosphere remains warm.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 5 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, April 13, 2026.
Meteorologist Kylee Monday will feature warm and mainly dry conditions, with strong storms arriving late day and through the overnight.
Showers move back into the area with severe storms expected on Tuesday and Wednesday. Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 7 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, April 12, 2026.
Temps get warmer, but the risk of severe storms loom for Chicago area. Meteorologist Kylee Miller is tracking the latest.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller is tracking the latest.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon says after a mainly dry day on Thursday, a second storm on a more direct path our way brings a likelihood of showers and thunderstorms late Thursday night, some of which will contain heavy rain.
Expect increasing clouds overnight with a few passing rain showers that may linger through Thursday morning.
By the afternoon, it will be warmer across Chicagoland as highs reach the mid-60s. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon says cooler air ushers in on Tuesday with highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
Light showers and sprinkles may pop up overnight near the lakefront. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest.
Thursday will be the second potentially dangerous severe weather day in a row in Chicago, with multiple rounds of storms possible from the late morning through the night.
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ComEd is responding to over 5,000 active outages on Thursday morning after severe storms overnight caused widespread damage in the Chicago area.
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One person was injured, and over a dozen people were displaced after an apartment building fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood on Thursday morning.
ComEd is responding to over 5,000 active outages as the Chicago area braces for multiple rounds of severe storms on Thursday.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon is tracking storms.
ComEd is responding to over 5,000 active outages on Thursday morning after severe storms overnight caused widespread damage in the Chicago area.
Video shows the strong winds blowing pool chairs onto the busy road, with drivers dodging them.
ComEd is responding to over 5,000 active outages on Thursday morning after severe storms overnight caused widespread damage in the Chicago area.
One person was injured, and over a dozen people were displaced after an apartment building fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood on Thursday morning.
A massive tree came crashing down onto a van with the driver and six kids inside on Wednesday afternoon in Portage Park.
Thursday will be the second potentially dangerous severe weather day in a row in Chicago, with multiple rounds of storms possible from the late morning through the night.
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