Thursday, September 1, 2011
Zone Forecast 21:58:11.7830008
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CONTINUED HOT. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS 95 TO 100. WEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN
THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50.
.LABOR DAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS BY EARLY FRIDAY
EVENING AND PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWESTERN INDIANA OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE ROCKFORD
AREA BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH
THE NIGHT. LOCATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 SHOULD SEE THE MOST
EXTENSIVE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND INDIANA SATURDAY...AND
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY OVER THE ENTIRE
OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL BE
RELATIVELY HIGH IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT...AND PERIODS OF
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK
OF SOME STORMS REACHING SEVERE LEVELS...WITH STRONG AND DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. HIGH PRESSURE SPREADING OUT
OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL BRING AN
END TO THE PRECIPITATION CHANCES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INDIANA SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN.
.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
Zone Forecast
AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CONTINUED HOT. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS 95 TO 100. WEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN
THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50.
.LABOR DAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES ARE LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
A PERIOD OR TWO OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INDIANA SHORE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&
COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
Zone Forecast
HEAT INDEX READINGS 95 TO 100 IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CONTINUED HOT. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. THEN TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 80S BY EVENING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50.
.LABOR DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES ARE LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
A PERIOD OR TWO OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
THERE WILL LIKELY BE AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INDIANA SHORE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&
COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
Zone Forecast
INDEX READINGS 95 TO 100 IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CONTINUED HOT. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. THEN TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 80S BY EVENING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50.
.LABOR DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.