Windy and cool this afternoon with temperatures falling to 40°F by 8:00 p.m. Expect about one-half inch of rain by midnight, and a few snow flurries between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Our high temperature for today occurred about 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at about 58°F. Radar shows a large area of precipitation moving through northern Illinois.
TODAY
Showers. Temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain showers likely before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 35. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
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