Post-Tropical Cyclone Helene’s remnants traversed to the southern Midwest Friday
Friday’s peak wind gusts reached 40 mph at both airports.
Clouds dominate this weekend with periodic mostly light showers and fairly gusty winds which will continue to make for an angry Lake Michigan
Chicago’s rain chances: Model snapshot at various times.
Helene produces gargantuan rainfalls across a large area producing catastrophic flooding
Rainfall totals thru Friday afternoon (note rain was still falling in many areas)