Heavy rains hit some northern suburbs overnight
Rainfall totals topped two inches over many of Chicago's northern suburbs overnight resulting in some minor flooding. The rain will wind down this morning and most of the afternoon will be dry. July 2010 appears on target to close among the 7 or 8 warmest and the 3rd wettest in 140 years of official Chicago weather records.
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Current Conditions
Right Now
Cloudy
66°
HI 80°|LO 67°
Wind: SSE 7mph
Humidity: 94%
Dewpoint: 64
Visibility: 9.0 miles
Barometer: 29.84 in
Later Today & Tomorrow
Later Today
Thunderstorms
78°
Tomorrow
Partly cloudy
86°
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Tom Skilling's forecast
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SaturdayThunderstormsHI80°LO67°July closes amid seasonable warmth, moderate humidity and a few isolated storms. Widespread cloudiness to be punctuated at times with a bit of mixed sun. While a majority of hours are to be rain-free, a few brief isolated showers -- perhaps a storm -- may affect 20 percent of the area. Southwest winds shift northwest by early afternoon then north to northeast late in the day at 5 to 16 mph. Beach temperatures pull back to the mid-to-upper 70s once north to northeast winds take hold.
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SundayPartly cloudyHI86°LO71°Sunshine returns along with warmer temperatures but northeast winds keep shore areas a bit cooler.
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MondayMostly cloudyHI91°LO76°Hot and humid weather under mostly sunny skies. Gusty southwest winds.
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TuesdayThunderstormsHI92°LO75°Clouds build on a hot and humid day with thunderstorms developing over 40 percent to 60 percent of the area. Some storms potentially strong with heavy downpours.
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WednesdayMostly cloudyHI89°LO67°Partly sunny and very warm -- but more moderate levels of humidity. Northwest winds 10 to 18 mph.
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ThursdayPartly cloudyHI86°LO68°Partly sunny and warm. Continued moderately humid. Some cottony cumulus clouds. Light northeast lake breezes in the afternoon.
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FridayMostly cloudyHI89°LO73°Another partly sunny and very warm day. Becoming more humid. A little cooler at the shore with light east winds.
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- Heavy rains hit some northern suburbs overnight
- July ends up much warmer, wetter and sunnier than a year ago
- "Meso-low" driving weather here; record heat behind deaths, crop failures and wildfires across Russia
- Record 15-minute rainfall totals
- Friday's high was a cool 80, the area's lowest high since July 1
By the way, Tom, I really like the new home page set-up with the current conditions at the top & including the dew point!
SMCharles @ 8:52 AM CDT, Jul 31, 2010
Quite the lightning & thunder show in Palatine in the wee hours. Actually woke me up! Hey, Ken - I recommend that you google "Dalai Lama" and then read read read. Another good one is "Random Acts of Kindness".
SMCharles @ 8:43 AM CDT, Jul 31, 2010
Arlington Heights had plenty of rain/thunder/li-ghtening last night. The rain was welcomed but the amount unexpected.
Marie @ 8:17 AM CDT, Jul 31, 2010
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