NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...MAINLY NORTH OF
A LINE FROM ROCKFORD TO KANKAKEE TO KOUTS.
PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL BE AROUND 105 DEGREES
TODAY...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM PONTIAC TO WATSEKA
TO FOWLER.
THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DECLARED AN AIR
POLLUTION ACTION DAY TODAY.
THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HAS DECLARED
AN ACTION DAY FOR TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME OF THESE
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HEAVY
RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN AGAIN ON SUNDAY.
HEAT INDICES MAY EXCEED 105 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
TUESDAY.
THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE INDIANA
SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY.
.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
