NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
AREAS OF SMOKE OVER FAR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...
FROM NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA WILDFIRES MAY PERSIST INTO THIS
EVENING. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
NORTHWEST INDIANA SHORES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
TEMPERATURES LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING IN THE
30S AWAY FROM THE LAKE...AND A PERSISTENT NORTHERLY BREEZE MAY
ALLOW FOR MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS THE UPPER 20S.
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AWAY
FROM LAKE MICHIGAN AND OUTSIDE THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO METRO AREA IN
FAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS ARE EXPECTED TO DIP INTO THE 30S AGAIN...ALONG
WITH MUCH LIGHTER WINDS. THIS SUPPORTS THE POTENTIAL FOR PATCHY
FROST ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
.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
