Wildfire Smoke and Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Monsoon Thunderstorms in the Southwest

Wildfire smoke continues to impact air quality from the Great Lakes region into New England and the Mid-Atlantic today with widespread Air Quality Alerts in effect. Severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, this afternoon into the evening. Monsoonal thunderstorms may bring areas of flooding to the Southwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (KORD)

Lat: 41.98°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 666ft.

Mostly Cloudy

85°F

29°C

Humidity	68%
Wind Speed	NW 13 mph
Barometer	29.87 in (1010.7 mb)
Dewpoint	73°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	92°F (33°C)
Last update	18 Jul 12:51 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

River Forest IL

This Afternoon
High: 90 °F
T-storms
Likely
Tonight
Low: 69 °F
Patchy Smoke
Sunday
High: 81 °F
Patchy Smoke
Sunday Night
Low: 67 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 72 °F
Showers
Likely
Tuesday
High: 85 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 78 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Patchy smoke after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday

Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

Monday

A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 78.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 83.