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A blasting wind and high waves will soon arrive in the Chicago area, as a storm system drops down from Manitoba.
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A blasting wind and high waves will soon arrive in the Chicago area, as a storm system drops down from Manitoba.
Are you sick and tired of the on-again, off-again rain that the Chicago area has been experiencing for the whole past week? If so, you're in luck. But we hope you like wind.
Smoke from the wildfires in northern Minnesota continues to linger in the air over the Chicago area, and could be dangerous for many people.
In the coming week – and for the second time in as many weeks – the conditions will change from those of July to October in a matter of days.
Looking to make a tasteful and beautiful addition to your garden? How about a pond?
Get ready for a day that would even seem hot by the standards of mid-July.
You always want your plants to look bright and healthy, but sometimes they look a bit brown, and that's when it's time to deadhead.
The beaches will soon be closing, the summer festivals are winding down, and parents are preparing to send their kids back to school. But you wouldn't know it by stepping outside.
Tomorrow is Sept. 1, the start of meteorological fall. But don't be fooled. You'll be needing your air conditioner.
Multiple rounds of storms are set to push through the Chicago area Tuesday and Wednesday, as the temperature climbs to 90 degrees.
When it comes to watering, you just can't take it for granted – especially in the garden.
Yet another deluge swamped the Chicago area overnight, producing so much flooding that Lake Shore Drive had to be shut down.
So you want to get your garden going, but you're not sure what to plant. First, you have to learn a key lesson.
The city of Chicago officially has set a new record for rainfall in the month of July, as a new round of storms brought lightning that set homes on fire, and a serious threat of flooding continues.
A storm swept into the Chicago area Wednesday morning, prompting a flash flood warning for some areas as they were hit with more than 4 inches of rain.
Going into the weekend, this was the third driest July on record, dominated by a week of sunny, sweltering days where the temperature exceeded 100 degrees in some areas.
Over the weekend, some Chicago area residents were merely kept awake by a severe round of storms.
The heat may feel a little less oppressive today than in it has for much of this week, but temperatures will still be sticky and uncomfortable as they top 90 degrees.
Chicago is being dragged through another day of intense heat, with temperatures again soaring toward the upper 90s.
The forecast high for the day is still near the triple digits, and the temperature could even rise to 100.
It's been hot and sticky for days already, but the worst is yet to come.
Sunday was only the beginning. Conditions will be sticky and miserable all week, and officials are advising Chicagoans to watch out for their neighbors who might be at risk.
The forecast high for today remains 97 degrees. But conditions will be humid and sticky, and the heat index will make it feel like it's 100 to 105 degrees.
The last time the official temperature exceeded 100 degrees was six years ago, but on Friday, it might happen again.
Conditions are cool and fairly calm now, but many Chicago area residents remain without power Thursday morning and crews are still cleaning up from two tornadoes that hit the suburbs.
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