Chicago gets a warm, windy Wednesday, then a rapid 30-degree drop Thursday as storms develop. Some could turn severe with hail and 60 mph winds.
While Wednesday will be mild, temperatures Thursday will drop 30 degrees"in as little as one or two hours" as a front moves throughYou’re watching the NBC 5 Chicago News streaming channel, which plays local Chicago news 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
You can find the “NBC 5 Chicago News” streaming channel on your phone or computer, and on Peacock, Samsung, Roku, Xumo or on our app, so you can watch our local news on your schedule. The Chicago area will see a warm and windy day Wednesday, but the forecast will take a sharp turn Thursday with a 30 degree temperature drop in a matter of hours andWednesday's high temperature, NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Alicia Roman said, will be 69 degrees, with some areas in the low 70s. Areas along the lake, where it is typically chillier, will be in the 60s too, Roman said.In the afternoon, winds will pick up, gusting between 20 and 25 mph.Thursday starts out dry and warm, Roman said, with a high of 74 degrees. Temperatures will quickly fall and thunderstorms will"rapidly develop" by afternoon. About 2 p.m., temperatures will still be in the 70s, Roman said, even close to 80 in Kankakee. By 5 p.m., a front passing through will push readings down to 40 degrees along the lakefront.Rain and storms will move in after 1 p.m., Roman said. Later in the afternoon, between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m., some storms could be on the strong to severe side. According to the Storm Prediction Center, Chicago and areas to the south and west will be under a"slight" risk of severe weather, which ranks as level two of five. In those parts, the greatest weather threats will be large, damaging hail and winds as high as 60 mph. Counties to the north and west will be under a"marginal" risk of severe weather, which ranks as level one. "The highest severe threat looks to be near/south of I-80," the National Weather Service said, including in Will and Kankakee Counties in Illinois, and Newton and Jasper Counties in Indiana. Temperatures will stay cold Friday, with a high of 40 degrees, Roman said, and 50s through the weekend.
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