CHICAGOLAND DETAILS …Occasional chances for scattered rain will continue into next week.
The highest coverage of showers through the afternoon and evening should generally favored near and south of I-80 (near a remnant frontal boundary) and near the Wisconsin state line (near the core of the coldest mid-level temperatures).
Blotchy showers moving west to east across northern Illinois visible on radar at 3:30 p.m.
Temperatures will gradually warm through Saturday before trending cooler early next week. Another reinforcing shot of seasonably cool air will follow the front Saturday night and result in a swift return to somewhat below average temperatures Sunday into the beginning of next week. However low temperatures should stay well above freezing.
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ARL HTS FORECAST …
Thursday Afternoon: Isolated showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 54. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then isolated showers between 7pm and 10pm. Any significant precipitation should end by about 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 38 around 4am to 6am. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67 about 3pm to 7pm. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
RADAR • Clouds • Temps • NWS Chicago
PHOENIX FORECAST …
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Thursday Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 95. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 68. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 100. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 72. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 103. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 74. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 105. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 75. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
RADAR • Clouds • Temps • NWS Phoenix
MIAMI FORECAST …
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 81. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 6 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 81. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
RADAR • Clouds • Temps • NWS Miami
LAX FORECAST …
Thursday Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 59. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Saturday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Sunday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
RADAR • Clouds • Temps • NWS Los Angeles
WASH DC FORECAST …
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Light southwest wind.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
RADAR • Clouds • Temps • NWS Baltimore/Washington
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