Springtime Roller Coaster: Wind, Cold, Rain and Snow
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NBC 5’s Kalee Dionne has the latest weather forecast.
Although the Chicago area saw a brief burst of spring this past week, the wet and windy weather continues to make a comeback.
A mix of wind, rain and cold could kick off the weekend with a Lakeshore Flood Warning in some parts of the Chicago area.
A Wind Advisory for McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, Cook and Kendall counties in Illinois has been issued until 7 p.m.
Saturday is expected to be mostly cloudy with rain showers and possibly, even a few isolated storms.
Temperature highs will rise into the upper-30s and low-40s and upper-40s to lower-50s on the far south of I-80 and southern portions of NW Indiana.
Overnight could see periods of moderate rain, at times becoming heavy, with an icy mix along the Illinois/Wisconsin border. Breezy cold temperatures will remain in the lower-30s.
With even cooler temps projected Sunday, light rain showers could mix in with sleet before turning into snow.
By Monday some light snow and flurries could take place, though ending early in the morning and not leaving more than an inch throughout.
As the week continues, temperatures will rise to the mid- and lower-50s and will most likely continue to stay in a cloudy and rainy state.
Mostly cloudy skies and breezy conditions will give way to mild temperatures, but only for parts of the Chicago area. Showers and storms are possible, especially heading into the late evening and overnight hours.
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Conditions start cloudy and cool, but warmer temps bring the chance for rain. Cooler air moves in along with the potential for storms for the evening.
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Friday evening looks to be windy, rainy and colder with the chance for isolated storms.
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Temperatures will range from cooler in northern suburbs, to much warmer in southern suburbs and mild near the city.
Temperatures will drop heading into the evening hours.
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Saturday looks to be much cooler across the area, with temps only reaching into the 40s across much of the area.
Saturday night will see even colder temperatures as winter returns.
Rush hour in the Chicago area could see some scattered rain showers and isolated storms, though widespread precipitation isn't expect until later.
The rainy weather becomes more widespread heading into the evening hours.
Isolated storms could move in late Friday evening, though much of the area will likely continue to see rain.
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Storms become more possible later Friday evening and into the overnight hours.
Nearly all of the Chicago area will see rain overnight, at times becoming heavy.
Scattered rain returns to the Chicago area Saturday afternoon and evening.
More precipitation is possible Saturday and as temperatures drop, that rain could mix with sleet.
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As the rain grows more widespread and temperatures dip even lower overnight, more of a wintry mix will be possible.
There won't be much in terms of rain totals heading into Friday evening, but how much you see depends on where you are.
By Saturday morning, rain totals increase significantly for much of the area.
By Saturday afternoon, some areas will have seen anywhere from a half-inch or more of rain.
Rain totals increase slightly from Saturday afternoon to Saturday evening.
But after more rain moves through, totals grow even high late Saturday.
By Sunday morning, totals will likely have topped more than an inch of rain.
And grown by another inch in just a matter of hours.
Rain totals continue to grow through the evening hours Sunday.
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By the time the weekend ends, the area will have seen anwhere from 1.5 to 2 inches of rain.
Here's a look at your 10-day forecast.
