Active weather across the country on Monday and Tuesday has missed Chicagoland so far to the south and west of us. But that could change in the next couple of days…
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Many rain-free periods are ahead, but a classic “ring of fire” pattern to keep periodic t-storm clusters at times into Friday before conditions dry out this weekend
The Chicago area sits north of the core of the hot dome which suggests scattered potentially active thunderstorms will be possible.
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Tracking the potential timing for multiple thunderstorm clusters through Thursday evening
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