With a stubborn upper-level low pressure circulation parked above the Midwest, a persistent pattern of cloudy, cool and showery weather is in store for Chicago for the first part of this week. Daytime highs should remain in the 70s with a daily dose of showers and thunderstorms.
Sunday’s storms were innocuous for the most part, but a few strong cells brought heavy rainfall and hail to areas mainly west and south of the city. Far northwest suburban Marengo was pelted by nickel-size hail, and nearly 2 inches of rain flooded streets there.
Heavy rainfall drenched the East Sunday with nearly a foot swamping portions of Maryland’s eastern shore, while more than 2 inches fell in portions of Florida and Virginia.
In contrast to Chicago’s coolness, triple-digit heat is baking the Northwest. Portland, Ore., logged a 101º high Sunday—the hottest June temperature ever in the City of Roses. Record highs were also set at Reno (102º) and Seattle (88º).
--By Steve Kahn, WGN-TV Weather Center Meteorologist
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
