TORNADO WATCH in Northern Illinois Does Not Include Cook County or Lake County

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UPDATE: TORNADO WATCH NOW INCLUDES COOK COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY …

A TORNADO WATCH in Northern Illinois does not include Cook County or Lake County, but does include the northeast county of Will County in northern Illinois.

A tornado has already been reported near Pontiac, Illinois.

TODAY SUNRISE: 6:03 AM SUNSET: 7:48 PM

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Tornado Watch

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 494
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
441 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

ILC043-053-063-075-089-091-093-111-197-190300-
/O.EXA.KLOT.TO.A.0494.000000T0000Z-150819T0300Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 494 TO
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

FORD                  IROQUOIS

IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS

DUPAGE                GRUNDY                KANE
KANKAKEE              KENDALL               MCHENRY
WILL

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AURORA...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...
MORRIS...OSWEGO...PIPER CITY...WATSEKA...WHEATON AND WOODSTOCK.

$$


 NWS POINT FORECAST … 

Detailed Forecast


This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South southeast wind around 10 mph.


Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Low around 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.


Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.


Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

 AIRPORT WEATHER OBSERVATIONS … 

Location Time
(cdt)
Sky/Weather Temp.
(ºF)
Dewpt.
(ºF)
Humidity
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Pressure
(in)
Chicago/O’Hare 16:51 Mostly Cloudy 81 68 65 S 12 29.73
Chicago Midway Airport 16:53 Mostly Cloudy 84 68 59 S 13 29.73
Chicago Executive Airport 16:52 Fair 81 65 58 S 10 29.74
Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport 16:52 Partly Cloudy 80 69 69 SE 8 29.72
Aurora Municipal Airport 16:52 A Few Clouds 79 69 72 SE 14 29.72
Gary Chicago International 15:45 Mostly Cloudy NA NA NA S 9 29.79
Kenosha Regional Airport 16:53 Fair 78 67 69 SE 9 29.74
Chicago / Waukegan, Waukegan Regional Airport 16:55 Fair 75 67 76 SE 10 29.73
Lansing Municipal Airport 16:55 Partly Cloudy 80 70 71 SE 7 29.75
Click on location name for the weather during the past two days at that site.

 CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT … 

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e
Time
(cdt)
Wind
(mph)
Vis.
(mi.)
Weather Sky Cond. Temperature (ºF) Relative
Humidity
Wind
Chill
(°F)
Heat
Index
(°F)
Pressure Precipitation (in.)
Air Dwpt 6 hour altimeter
(in)
sea level
(mb)
1 hr 3 hr 6 hr
Max. Min.
18 16:52 S 10 10.00 Fair CLR 81 65 58% NA 83 29.74 1006.5
18 15:52 S 10 10.00 Mostly Cloudy SCT039 BKN050 82 66 58% NA 84 29.77 1007.7
18 14:52 S 7 10.00 Partly Cloudy SCT038 SCT045 81 64 57% NA 83 29.80 1008.7
18 13:52 Vrbl 7 10.00 A Few Clouds FEW034 81 65 58% NA 83 29.83 1009.7
18 12:52 S 7 10.00 Partly Cloudy SCT032 78 64 79 69 62% NA 80 29.84 1010.1
18 11:52 S 7 10.00 A Few Clouds FEW027 78 65 64% NA 80 29.86 1010.8
18 10:52 SW 7 10.00 Mostly Cloudy BKN026 77 64 64% NA 79 29.87 1011.1
18 09:52 S 7 10.00 A Few Clouds FEW019 75 64 69% NA NA 29.88 1011.4
18 08:52 S 6 10.00 Fair CLR 72 66 82% NA NA 29.89 1011.7
18 07:52 Calm 10.00 Fair CLR 70 66 87% NA NA 29.92 1012.7
17 15:52 NE 8 10.00 Thunderstorm in Vicinity SCT050 BKN070 84 68 59% NA 87 29.96 1014.0
17 14:52 W 7 10.00 Thunderstorm in Vicinity CLR 88 64 45% NA 89 29.97 1014.2
17 13:52 S 7 10.00 Fair CLR 86 66 51% NA 88 29.99 1014.9
17 12:52 Vrbl 7 10.00 A Few Clouds FEW047 FEW065 88 65 89 72 46% NA 90 30.01 1015.7
17 11:52 S 5 10.00 A Few Clouds FEW047 FEW095 86 66 51% NA 88 30.03 1016.4
17 10:52 W 7 10.00 Fair CLR 85 66 53% NA 87 30.05 1016.9
17 09:52 SW 7 10.00 Fair CLR 84 67 57% NA 87 30.05 1017.1
17 08:52 SW 9 10.00 Fair CLR 80 67 64% NA 82 30.06 1017.3
17 07:52 S 7 10.00 Fair CLR 76 67 74% NA 77 30.07 1017.7
17 06:52 S 5 8.00 Fair CLR 72 67 76 70 84% NA NA 30.06 1017.5
17 05:52 S 5 10.00 Fair CLR 70 66 87% NA NA 30.06 1017.4
17 04:52 Calm 10.00 Fair CLR 71 66 84% NA NA 30.05 1017.0
17 03:52 S 3 10.00 Fair CLR 73 67 81% NA NA 30.05 1016.9
17 02:52 S 5 10.00 Fair CLR 74 67 79% NA NA 30.04 1016.8
17 01:52 SW 5 10.00 Fair CLR 75 67 76% NA NA 30.05 1017.0
17 00:52 SW 5 10.00 Fair CLR 76 67 86 76 74% NA 77 30.06 1017.2

 MORE HELPFUL LINKS …  

LIVE RADAR | STORM TRACKS | UNISYS US IR SAT | UNISYS Midwest IR SAT | UNISYS More IR SAT

WunderMap® with Temperature/Wind Data || Google: Arlington Heights Temps | NE Illinois Temps

Full Screen Motion Weather Radar (Wunderground.com)

Midwest Cloud Cover with Arlington Heights Weather Forecast | SWPC Aurora Forecast

ChicagoWeatherStation.com I O’Hare Normal Temps/Precip I O’Hare Record Temps, Precip, Snow

SUNLIGHT DATA FOR SECURITY, TRAFFIC SAFETY, AND SPORTS
SunCalc.net data with solar azimuth and trajectory, times for dawn, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, dusk …



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