Weekend showers and storms

Weekend showers and storms

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The Chicago area Saturday evening could see possible thunderstorms, some of which could produce dangerous lightning and localized flooding.

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Thunderstorms with dangerous lightening lightening and localized flooding possbile for Chicago area Saturday evening. 

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Periods of storms are likely through the overnight hours, with many areas receiving soaking, beneficial rainfall. 

Scattered storms continue Sunday morning, but the area dries out a bit in time for the Bears game Sunday afternoon. Fans at Soldier Field will have temperatures near 80 with a southerly wind, and rain chances dropping to 30%.

More showers and thunderstorms to start the workweek

Periods of showers and thunderstorms continue at times through the first official week of autumn as a trough in the jet stream lingers overhead. 

Cooler, fall-like temperatures finally make an appearance with highs in the 70s through the week.

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