{"id":657432,"date":"2026-03-15T13:07:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/657432\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:07:36","slug":"chicago-weather-forecast-potentially-severe-thunderstorms-expected-for-sunday-before-switch-over-to-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/657432\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago weather forecast: Potentially severe thunderstorms expected for Sunday before switch over to snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; Thunderstorms are expected to move through the Chicago area Sunday before switching over to snow overnight into Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A round of thunderstorms is expected to move through between 9 a.m. and noon, with the storms expected to weaken as it moves into the city, ABC7 Accuweather Meteorologist Jaisol Martinez said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Another round of storms is expected to begin moving in from 4-9 p.m., with the main concern being damaging wind gusts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A third round of storms will move in starting at about 1 a.m. Monday, with snow falling through the morning commute until about 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">About one to four inches of snow is possible from the snow showers Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Most of the Chicago area is at a Level 2 risk for severe weather, with northern and northwestern suburbs at a Level 1 risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A High Wind Warning is in effect for Kankakee County and Northwest Indiana from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. for wind gusts up to 60 mph.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/weather\/doppler\/chicago---cook-county-live-weather-radar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cook County Radar<\/a>  <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/weather\/doppler\/dupage-county-live-weather-radar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DuPage County Radar<\/a>  <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/weather\/doppler\/will-county-live-weather-radar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Will County Radar<\/a>  <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/weather\/doppler\/lake-county-weather-radar-live\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lake County Radar (IL)<\/a>  <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/weather\/doppler\/kane-county-weather-radar-live\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kane County Radar<\/a>  <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/weather\/doppler\/northwest-indiana-weather-radar-live\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Northwest Indiana Radar<\/a><br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WLS-TV. 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