Thankfully, Chicagoland avoided real severe weather with the line of storms that rolled through overnight Saturday into Sunday.
But there was plenty of rain, with some areas seeing up to 2 inches.
Temperatures have remained warm early Sunday morning and will stay that way throughout the day, although it won’t get quite as warm as Saturday.
The sun could even peek out at times, but more showers are expected to return later Sunday, through the overnight hours into Monday’s morning commute. There is a slight risk for severe weather, but the main threat in Chicagoland will be heavy downpours.
Temps will remain mild going into the work week, with things drying out and temps reaching near 80 by mid-week as May begins.
Forecast
TODAY: Rain at times, with a chance of isolated t’storms. Marginal chance that some could be strong to severe. Winds SSW at 10-20 mph, gusts to 30. High: 73, a few degrees cooler by the lake.
TONIGHT: Showers/isolated t’storms. Some could be strong to severe. Winds SW/S at 5-15 mph. Low: 62.
TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and continued mild. Scattered showers/t’storms. Winds S at 15-25 mph. High: 74.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK: Calls for us to finally dry out, with some nice sun for Tuesday and highs in the mid-70s. We see almost 80, with increasing clouds, on Wednesday. Chance of strong to severe t’storms returns late Wednesday.