After a couple of days of cooler temperatures and mostly overcast skies in the Chicago area, humidity and likely thunderstorms are returning to the region to start the weekend.<\/p>\n
Temperatures are already in the upper 70s in the mid-morning hours across the region, with cloudy skies that will likely turn darker as a line of storms approaches the area.<\/p>\n
The mercury won’t climb much throughout Saturday, with highs likely to top out in the low 80s through the afternoon hours, when thunderstorms are expected.<\/p>\n
According to the National Weather Service, the line of storms will move east across the northern half of Illinois, with western parts of the state being impacted first, likely between 9 a.m. and noon.<\/p>\n
The vast majority of the Chicago area is expected to be hit by the line of storms between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., in a stretch covering nearly the entire metropolitan area and much of the rural areas to the southwest of the region.<\/p>\n
\nA line of storms is expected to track across the north half of IL late this morning into the afternoon. This line of storms may be in a weakening trend through mid-morning, but begin to re-intensify late this morning. Damaging winds and torrential rainfall will be the main risk. pic.twitter.com\/12CMVZ113G<\/a><\/p>\n