Chicago weather forecast today includes chance of storms, Severe Thunderstorm Watch for area
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CHICAGO (WLS) — There is a chance of severe weather Wednesday afternoon.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been announced for Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties in Illinois, as well as Lake and Porter counties in Indiana, effective until 8 p.m.

There is a Tornado Watch for Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties in Wisconsin until 6 p.m.

Wednesday will be very hot and humid, with highs in the low 90s.

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Between about 2 and 8 p.m., strong to severe storms are possible, ABC7 Chicago meteorologist Larry Mowry said.

Much of the area is under a Level 2 risk for severe weather; northwest Indiana and some south suburbs are under a Level 1 risk.

The primary threat appears to be high winds, though there’s a slight chance of an isolated tornado. Additionally, heavy rainfall may lead to localized flooding in certain areas.

There is also a chance of storms Thursday.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this weekend, with Saturday being the day with higher rain chances.

There is an Air Quality Alert for the rest of Wednesday.

Cook County Radar | DuPage County Radar | Will County Radar | Lake County Radar (IL) | Kane County Radar | Northwest Indiana Radar


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