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Alicia Roman has the latest forecast.

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast.

Kevin Jeanes has the latest forecast.

Slim chances for rain with slightly above normal temps

Sunday will likely be a pleasant day in the Chicago area, though breezy conditions and a looming cold front both emerge in the region’s forecast.

Clouds thin out in the afternoon

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast.

Hurricane Helene is poised to bring heavy rain, damaging winds and life-threatening storm surge to Florida on Thursday night, but its impacts will be felt for several days across the eastern United States.

Hurricane Helene has been upgraded to an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm before its expected landfall in Florida, packing ferocious winds and life-threatening storm surges along the coast.

Hurricane Helene is slowly churning toward the Florida Gulf Coast, potentially becoming a Category 4 storm before it makes landfall, but its remnants will have impacts in the Chicago area in coming days.

As Hurricane Helene bears down on the state of Florida, there has been a lot of talk about the “Big Bend,” the area where the storm is expected to make landfall on Thursday.

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast.

Hurricane Helene is tracking toward the Florida Gulf Coast, threatening to strengthen into a Category 4 storm by the time it makes landfall, but its remnants could push all the way into the Chicago area this weekend.