With periodic triggering impulses in the upper air pattern, intervals without showers or thunderstorms will be short-lived for Chicagoans during the coming week.
Yesterday severe thunderstorms concentrated in the Texas-Oklahoma area with widely scattered reports over the length of the Mississippi valley. Even some high winds occurred with storms in the Chicago area, but damages were negligible.
Father’s Day may see more clouds and thunderstorms across NE Illinois with peaks of sun this afternoon. A few showers are possible tomorrow and again overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. A brief intrusion of hot SW flow on Wednesday could send readings back into the 90s, but a 3 to 4-day cool-down may start next weekend.
The National Weather Service reminds the public of the dangers of lightning by declaring this June 18-24 Lightning Safety Awareness Week.
-Paul Dailey, WGN-TV Meteorologist
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
