 (Tribune illustration / March 10, 2012) |
Saturday night remained warm and sticky after a hot day, and possibly strong thunderstorms could strike anywhere in the Chicago area overnight.
Some strong storms were passing mostly south of the city in the early evening, moving from the Joliet area into northwestern Indiana. But a large band of storms could be seen in western Illinois, moving toward Chicago and wide enough to affect much of the area.
Thunderstorm watches were called for much of the area, with short-term warnings issued for areas directly in advance of storm cells.
According to ChicagoWeatherCenter.com, any rain isn't going to break up the drought conditions that have affected the area so far this summer. Only .01 inches of rain have fallen so far this June -- and it would take regular rainstorms to make up for that. As much as 1 inch is expected in some portions of the area, but not necessarily everywhere.
Once the rain leaves overnight, the sun returns Sunday for a warm Father's Day with yet another 90-degree high. And it'll get really hot on Monday – WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling pegs Monday's high in the mid-90s with higher humidity. And he says we may see some 100-degree highs before the heat wave exits near the end of the week.
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