NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS
OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. DENSE FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME
WIDESPREAD...THOUGH A FEW LOCAL SPOTS MAY SEE VISIBILITY REDUCED
TO LESS THAN A MILE THROUGH SUNRISE.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT MAINLY OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN ILLINOIS...ROUGHLY SOUTH
AND WEST OF A LINE FROM THE QUAD CITIES...TO PONTIAC...TO GIBSON
CITY. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...ANY THUNDERSTORMS
WHICH MAY OCCUR WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS
AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF
THE INDIANA SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE AREA FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...AND AGAIN ON MONDAY.
HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND. EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY MAY TOP 90 DEGREES...WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF
100 TO 105 DEGREES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
