Rainfall has been fairly scant lately…
Officially, precipitation this month at O’Hare is less than half normal.
Statewide, rainfall has been in short supply as well.
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Chicago’s precipitation chances—“warm frontal” scattered thunderstorms may erupt over parts of the area late Saturday night into Sunday morning
![](https://wgntv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/08/Precipitation-Chances-3.jpg?strip=1)
Model depiction of how precipitation may lay out beginning late Saturday night…
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