Heat Advisory Expands to All of Chicagoland Saturday; Friday High 91°F with 100°F Heat Index High

#ad▼

TODAY SUNRISE: 5:31 AM SUNSET: 8:24 PM

Chicagoland weather radar is all clear at about 11:48 AM.

Satellite images show most of Illinois under sunny skies at 11:48 AM.

Heat Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1045 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015

ILZ014-172345-
/O.NEW.KLOT.HT.Y.0002.150718T1500Z-150719T0100Z/
COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHICAGO
1045 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...MIDDLE 90S.

* PEAK HEAT INDICES...105 TO 110 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE
  OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS WHICH MAY CAUSE HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES TO
  DEVELOP DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE...PARTICULARLY THE ELDERLY AND
  THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING HEALTH CONDITIONS. FOR HEAT RELATED
  SERVICES WITHIN THE CITY OF CHICAGO...INCLUDING REQUESTING WELL
  BEING CHECKS...DIAL 3...1...1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING.  KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE.  WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS.  ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.  HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT
WEATHER WHEN THE CAR INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES!

 NWS POINT FORECAST … 

Detailed Forecast


Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 100. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.


Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.


Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.


Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.


Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.


Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.


Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.


Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

 AIRPORT WEATHER OBSERVATIONS … 

Location Time
(cdt)
Sky/Weather Temp.
(ºF)
Dewpt.
(ºF)
Humidity
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Pressure
(in)
Chicago/O’Hare 10:51 Partly Cloudy 84 74 72 W 10 29.78
Chicago Midway Airport 10:53 A Few Clouds 86 74 67 W 9 29.79
Chicago Executive Airport 10:52 Fair 85 73 68 SW 7 29.79
Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport 10:52 A Few Clouds 84 75 74 W 7 29.80
Aurora Municipal Airport 10:52 Partly Cloudy 84 75 74 SW 8 29.80
Gary Chicago International 10:45 Clear 86 75 70 W 8 29.80
Kenosha Regional Airport 10:53 Partly Cloudy 84 75 74 W 10 29.77
Chicago / Waukegan, Waukegan Regional Airport 10:55 A Few Clouds 83 75 77 Vrbl 6 29.77
Lansing Municipal Airport 11:35 Partly Cloudy 86 72 63 SW 9 29.80
Click on location name for the weather during the past two days at that site.

 CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT … 

D
a
t
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.
17 10:52 SW 7 10.00 Fair CLR 85 73 68% NA 92 29.79 1008.3
17 09:52 W 7 10.00 Fair CLR 82 72 72% NA 87 29.80 1008.5
17 08:52 W 8 10.00 A Few Clouds FEW031 79 72 79% NA 82 29.79 1008.4
17 07:52 SW 6 10.00 Fair CLR 76 71 85% NA 77 29.79 1008.5
17 06:52 S 6 10.00 Fair CLR 73 70 73 71 90% NA NA 29.78 1008.0
17 05:52 S 3 8.00 A Few Clouds FEW012 72 70 94% NA NA 29.77 1007.8
17 04:52 S 5 9.00 Fair CLR 72 70 94% NA NA 29.77 1007.5
17 03:52 SW 6 10.00 Mostly Cloudy BKN048 BKN055 73 70 90% NA NA 29.76 1007.4
17 02:52 SW 10 7.00 Mostly Cloudy BKN010 73 70 90% NA NA 29.77 1007.6
17 01:52 S 8 5.00 Fog/Mist FEW013 BKN039 BKN046 72 70 94% NA NA 29.78 1007.9
17 00:52 S 6 3.00 Fog/Mist BKN015 OVC019 71 69 71 65 94% NA NA 29.80 1008.6 0.61
16 23:52 S 3 5.00 Fog/Mist BKN019 OVC024 70 68 93% NA NA 29.81 1009.0
16 22:52 SW 5 7.00 Overcast FEW006 BKN013 OVC027 68 65 90% NA NA 29.83 1009.7 0.18
16 21:52 SE 6 2.50 Thunderstorm in Vicinity Rain Fog/Mist SCT033 BKN043 OVC065 66 63 90% NA NA 29.84 1010.0 0.16 0.43
16 20:52 SE 10 10.00 Overcast FEW030 BKN037 OVC055 66 63 90% NA NA 29.85 1010.7 0.01
16 19:52 E 8 4.00 Light Rain Fog/Mist FEW031 SCT040 OVC049 65 63 93% NA NA 29.87 1011.2 0.26
16 18:52 E 3 9.00 Light Rain FEW029 BKN060 OVC120 67 64 75 66 91% NA NA 29.87 1011.4 0.09 0.25
16 17:52 E 6 2.50 Rain Fog/Mist FEW032 BKN060 OVC080 68 65 90% NA NA 29.91 1012.6 0.15
16 16:52 SE 5 8.00 Light Rain OVC100 74 63 69% NA NA 29.92 1012.8 0.01
16 15:52 SE 13 10.00 Mostly Cloudy BKN100 74 61 64% NA NA 29.90 1012.1
16 14:52 SE 10 10.00 Partly Cloudy FEW070 SCT100 SCT110 73 60 64% NA NA 29.89 1012.0
16 13:52 S 13 10.00 Mostly Cloudy BKN110 71 59 66% NA NA 29.95 1014.0
16 12:52 S 13 10.00 Fair CLR 70 61 71 62 73% NA NA 29.99 1015.3 0.02
16 11:52 S 9 10.00 A Few Clouds FEW080 FEW120 69 62 78% NA NA 30.01 1016.2
16 10:52 S 6 10.00 Overcast FEW060 OVC090 66 62 87% NA NA 30.03 1016.8 0.02
16 09:52 SW 10 7.00 Light Rain BKN080 BKN095 OVC110 67 60 79% NA NA 30.05 1017.4
16 08:52 S 6 10.00 Mostly Cloudy SCT032 BKN110 67 59 76% NA NA 30.04 1016.8
16 07:52 Calm 10.00 Partly Cloudy SCT120 64 58 81% NA NA 30.03 1016.5
16 06:52 NE 3 10.00 Fair CLR 62 56 62 58 80% NA NA 30.03 1016.8
16 05:52 Calm 10.00 Fair CLR 61 55 81% NA NA 30.04 1016.9
16 04:52 E 3 10.00 Fair CLR 60 54 80% NA NA 30.03 1016.8
16 03:52 Calm 10.00 Fair CLR 61 54 78% NA NA 30.04 1016.9
16 02:52 Calm 10.00 Fair CLR 60 54 80% NA NA 30.04 1017.1
16 01:52 N 3 10.00 Mostly Cloudy BKN032 59 54 83% NA NA 30.06 1017.6
16 00:52 Calm 10.00 Fair CLR 59 53 67 59 81% NA NA 30.05 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 …

LIVE TRAFFIC MAP of neighborhood of a near …


Become a fan of The Cardinal weather page. Submit your pictures or just stay up-to-date on weather topics — go direct to the Arlington Cardinal Weather photos. For a list of all of The Cardinal Facebook fan pages, go to Arlingtoncardinal.com/about/facebook …

Search Amazon …

Search for products sold on Amazon:

Arlingtoncardinal.com is an Amazon Associate website, which means that a small percentage of your purchases gets paid to Arlingtoncardinal.com at no extra cost to you. When you use the search boxes above, any Amazon banner ad, or any product associated with an Amazon banner on this website, you help pay expenses related to maintaining Arlingtoncardinal.com and creating new services and ideas for a resourceful website. See more info at Arlingtoncardinal.com/AdDisclosure