Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ)

Lat: 41.54°NLon: 87.53°WElev: 607ft.

Fog/Mist

69°F

21°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 26 Jul 4:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Chicago Heights IL

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 97. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 101. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 97. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 101. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Chicago Heights IL
 41.53°N 87.64°W
3:21 am CDT Jul 26, 2026
4am CDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 1, 2026
 
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