Tropical Storm Edouard Impacting the Northwestern Gulf Coast; Hazardous Heat expands in the East

Tropical Storm Edouard will impact the northwestern Gulf Coast through Wednesday with gusty winds, storm surge, and heavy rainfall. Flash and river flooding will be possible, especially in southeastern Texas. Hazardous heat will expand across the central and eastern U.S. by mid-week, and daily chances for severe thunderstorms are expected from the eastern Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic this week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Mostly Cloudy

92°F

33°C

Humidity	58%
Wind Speed	SW 10 mph
Barometer	29.94 in (1012.3 mb)
Dewpoint	75°F (24°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	103°F (39°C)
Last update	1 Sep 5:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Chicago IL

Heat Advisory September 1, 05:58pm until September 1, 09:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory September 1, 05:58pm until September 1, 09:00pm
NOW until 9:00pm Tue
Heat Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 94 °F
Isolated
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 77 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 94 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 76 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 90 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 74 °F
Chance
T-storms
Friday
High: 86 °F
Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 72 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 102. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 99. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Sunday

A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.