Sunday is shaping up to be an interesting one from a weather perspective in the Chicago area, with air quality concerns and the threat of severe weather both in the forecast.
, an air quality alert will be in effect through at least midnight across the entire upper Midwest, including all of Illinois and Indiana, as a result of wildfire smoke drifting into the region from western Canada.
That smoke has already begun causing hazy conditions throughout the region, with residents with respiratory ailments and preexisting conditions urged to limit time outdoors. That is going to continue through most of the day, but the threat of severe weather won’t really emerge in the forecast until later on. There is a chance of thunderstorms south of Interstate 80 on Sunday afternoon, according to the NBC 5 Storm Team, but the main event likely won’t develop until late Sunday night.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly That’s when a cold front will begin to really push toward Illinois, firing showers and thunderstorms ahead of it., the “marginal” risk of severe weather will really kick in after 8 p.m., with straight-line winds in excess of 60 miles per hour and some hail possible, especially near and south of the Kankakee River.
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