The Brief
- Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across the Chicago area this evening, with a few potentially becoming severe.
- The main threats are damaging winds and locally heavy rain between about 6 p.m. and midnight.
- The rest of the week looks mostly pleasant, with highs near 80 and a mostly dry weekend.
CHICAGO – Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this evening, a few of which may end up becoming severe.
Chicago severe weather
The Storm Prediction Center has the majority of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana in a level 1 Marginal Risk for severe storms. Damaging winds and locally heavy rain will be the main hazards with any storms that become severe.
The timeframe looks to be from roughly 6 p.m. to midnight.
A stray shower or two will be possible on Wednesday, but most areas likely stay dry under partly sunny skies. High temperatures will be near 80 tomorrow afternoon.…