Chicago prepares for dangerous heat
Cook County in Illinois has been issued an excessive heat watch for Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
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Cook County in Illinois has been issued an excessive heat watch for Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
Air quality alerts have been issued from midnight Saturday until Sunday night.
This weekend, high temperatures will reach the upper 80s to the lower 90s, with the humidity noticeably higher than in previous days.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.
High temperatures rise to near record levels Monday as humidity worsens further.
Oppressive heat is expected as students head back to school on Monday.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
This month's full moon is named after the Great Lakes fish, which are easy to catch at this time of year.
Stronger winds will create wave heights for the lakeshore of Lake Michigan around 5 to 10 feet, making for dangerous swimming conditions and possible rip currents.
With those stronger winds, wave heights for the lakeshore of Lake Michigan will be 5 to 10 feet, creating dangerous swimming conditions and possible rip currents.
An isolated storm will also be possible this afternoon and evening. Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest forecast.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of central and western Illinois until 3 a.m.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.
This week's highest chance of rain comes Thursday.
We can expect low humidity levels, seasonably cool temperatures, and low rain chances for the next several days.
Sunny for Saturday with a gusty northwest wind pulling in a dry, cool air mass.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.
