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Recent Posts

• Mackinac boat race conditions
• Moisture laden atmosphere primed for big rains; heaviest totals may be near
• Converging winds, tropical moisture set stage for big Midwest weekend rains
• Warmth aloft limits storms here; repetitive rains drench areas west/north
• Warmth, healthy rainfall to dominate July's remaining 2 weeks
• Warmth this week, then cooler next week
• Derechos: No strangers to Chicago
• Pattern slashes humidity Sunday, but brings it back with heat/storms next week
• Storms to follow Friday's heat; 2 week computer rain estimates up again
• Heat arrives in bursts over next 2 weeks; biggest rains could ease after Saturday

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July 18, 2008

Mackinac boat race conditions

Posted by wgnweather at 10:45 PM | Permalink

July 17, 2008

Moisture laden atmosphere primed for big rains; heaviest totals may be near

Posted by wgnweather at 9:56 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

July 16, 2008

Converging winds, tropical moisture set stage for big Midwest weekend rains

Posted by wgnweather at 9:56 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

July 15, 2008

Warmth aloft limits storms here; repetitive rains drench areas west/north

Posted by wgnweather at 10:19 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

July 14, 2008

Warmth, healthy rainfall to dominate July's remaining 2 weeks

Posted by wgnweather at 9:57 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

July 13, 2008

Warmth this week, then cooler next week

Posted by wgnweather at 8:59 PM | Permalink

July 12, 2008

Derechos: No strangers to Chicago

Posted by wgnweather at 5:39 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

July 11, 2008

Pattern slashes humidity Sunday, but brings it back with heat/storms next week

Posted by wgnweather at 11:21 PM | Permalink

July 10, 2008

Storms to follow Friday's heat; 2 week computer rain estimates up again

Posted by wgnweather at 10:07 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

July 9, 2008

Heat arrives in bursts over next 2 weeks; biggest rains could ease after Saturday

Posted by wgnweather at 10:08 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

July 8, 2008

Friday may be 2008's hottest day yet--but heat's stay to be limited

Posted by wgnweather at 9:52 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

July 6, 2008

Above-normal temperatures and rainfall for Chicago despite midweek break

Posted by wgnweather at 9:40 PM | Permalink

July 5, 2008

Lake Michigan: Summer fun, summer danger

Posted by wgnweather at 9:20 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

July 4, 2008

Muggy air's arrival late Sunday to boost atmospheric moisture, provoke t-storms

Posted by wgnweather at 11:09 PM | Permalink

July 3, 2008

Only five years so few 90s through July 4 here--but western heat moves east

Posted by wgnweather at 10:01 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

July 2, 2008

Chill temporary, real heat could keep the rains coming next two weeks

Posted by wgnweather at 10:02 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

July 1, 2008

Energetic atmosphere to erupt later Wednesday; warmer long-range pattern

Posted by wgnweather at 9:51 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 30, 2008

Frontal "wave" could have impact on July 4; decidedly warmer look to next week

Posted by wgnweather at 9:53 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 29, 2008

Chicago's meteorological summer now one-third over: Where's the heat?

Posted by wgnweather at 9:13 PM | Permalink

June 28, 2008

Hot times in the city: An 80-year retrospective of Chicago’s heat waves

Posted by wgnweather at 8:29 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 27, 2008

Flooding to west, wet soils and frequent storms impacting summer heat here

Posted by wgnweather at 11:10 PM | Permalink

Great Lakes Water Levels

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Posted by wgnweather at 10:32 PM | Permalink

June 26, 2008

Second Sunday of thunderstorms, warm-up begins with July’s arrival

Posted by wgnweather at 9:56 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 25, 2008

Storm clusters with drenching rains to continue rotating through Midwest

Posted by wgnweather at 10:00 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 24, 2008

Weather set-up to keep forecasters monitoring big rain potential

Posted by wgnweather at 10:01 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 23, 2008

Heat, humidity build-up with light winds aloft ignite slow-moving t-storms

Posted by wgnweather at 10:07 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 22, 2008

Midwest in for another round of heavy rains later this week

Posted by wgnweather at 10:05 PM | Permalink

June 21, 2008

Lightning Safety Awareness Week: June 22-28

Posted by wgnweather at 8:13 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 20, 2008

As temps/humidities rise, resulting pattern threatens thundery downpours

Posted by wgnweather at 10:50 PM | Permalink

June 19, 2008

Summer warm-up beginning next week raises t-storm, rainfall concerns

Posted by wgnweather at 10:01 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 18, 2008

Temps in the low 80s Friday, Saturday; warmer, more humid days ahead

Posted by wgnweather at 10:01 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 17, 2008

Slow warm up accelerates next week; hotter, more humid weather boosts rain

Posted by wgnweather at 9:42 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 16, 2008

Pattern responsible for cool spring back; but warmth and t-storms next week

Posted by wgnweather at 9:54 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 15, 2008

Promise of 70s in Chicago for six of the next seven days

Posted by wgnweather at 10:13 PM | Permalink

June 14, 2008

June 13, 1976: Violent storms spawn killer twister—set hail, rain benchmarks

Posted by wgnweather at 7:24 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 13, 2008

Pleasantly warm weekend, but overall cooler pattern dominates rest of June

Posted by wgnweather at 11:02 PM | Permalink

June 12, 2008

Thunderstorms: The Midwest's recent torment

Posted by wgnweather at 9:54 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 11, 2008

Weather pattern reversal to trigger violent thunderstorms, more heavy rain

Posted by wgnweather at 10:00 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 10, 2008

More rain for flood-stricked Midwest; severe storms likely too

Posted by wgnweather at 9:44 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 9, 2008

Wet Midwest, hot out East; dry weather West

Posted by wgnweather at 9:29 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 8, 2008

A stormy end to heat and humidity

Posted by wgnweather at 10:10 PM | Permalink

June 7, 2008

Tornadoes path through metro area--severe storms rip southern Wisconsin

Posted by wgnweather at 10:02 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

The five hazards of convective weather

Posted by wgnweather at 10:01 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 6, 2008

Hot, humid conditions follow early June severe weather surge

Posted by wgnweather at 11:17 PM | Permalink

June 5, 2008

Thunderstorms to erupt in Friday's volatile atmosphere

Posted by wgnweather at 9:53 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 4, 2008

Chicago shifts into summer mode; hot, humid and thundery weather ahead

Posted by wgnweather at 9:55 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 3, 2008

Higher temperatures, heavier rains ahead

Posted by wgnweather at 9:37 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 2, 2008

June means Chicago's 80-degree season has begun

Posted by wgnweather at 9:43 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

June 1, 2008

Atlantic hurricane season begins, severe weather threat Tuesday

Posted by wgnweather at 11:04 PM | Permalink

May 31, 2008

Extended cloudy period leads into Meteorological Summer 2008

Posted by wgnweather at 8:26 PM | Permalink

May 30, 2008

Warmth/regular t-storms for June's opening two weeks; rains twice normal

Posted by wgnweather at 10:21 PM | Permalink

May 29, 2008

Storms break for weekend—but models indicate impressive rains ahead

Posted by wgnweather at 9:30 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

May 28, 2008

Storm clusters at 3-day intervals keep rainfall estimates high next 2 weeks

Posted by wgnweather at 9:48 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

May 27, 2008

Markedly warmer temperatures over the coming 2 weeks; 1-2-inch rains possible in Friday thunderstorms

Posted by wgnweather at 10:01 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

May 26, 2008

Chill's back, but 3 warm-ups assure above-normal temps overall the next 2 weeks

Posted by wgnweather at 10:08 PM | Permalink

May 25, 2008

Another shot at elusive 80s on Memorial Day

Posted by wgnweather at 10:58 PM | Permalink

May 24, 2008

Chicago's latest freeze on May 25, 1992: The start of a very cool summer

Posted by wgnweather at 8:10 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

May 23, 2008

Sunday's temp surge tied to south winds and jet stream

Posted by wgnweather at 10:17 PM | Permalink

May 22, 2008

Waves of storms to wallop Plains all weekend; 2-week rain total here rising

Posted by wgnweather at 10:37 PM | Permalink

May 21, 2008

Highs jump 15-20-degrees this weekend; stage set for Memorial Day storms

Posted by wgnweather at 10:02 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

May 20, 2008

Breakdown of stubborn Greenland ridge paves way for year's warmest air

Posted by wgnweather at 9:53 PM | Permalink |