The Chicago area is going through a stretch of mostly quiet weather, but there could be an interruption looming in the midweek forecast.
According to the Storm Prediction Center, parts of eastern Illinois, including far southeastern Cook County, southern Will County and all of Kankakee County, are at a “slight” risk for severe weather, as is all of northern Indiana.
Other parts of the Chicago area, including Lake, Kane, DuPage, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy and Will counties, are at a marginal risk of severe weather, according to the SPC.
Of note in the forecast is a non-zero chance of tornadoes, especially in parts of the Chicago area to the east of Interstate 57 and into northern Indiana.
Before that weather arrives, the forecast is largely quiet, with partly sunny skies and slightly more humid conditions on Tuesday, according to the NBC 5 Storm Team. High temperatures are expected to settle into the low-80s, with slight breezes expected.
Early Wednesday morning, there is a chance of a handful of scattered showers across the area, along with the possibility of an isolated thunderstorm.
The bigger threat, including the chance of severe weather, will likely arrive in the mid-to-late afternoon hours on Wednesday, as an approaching cold front and elevated dew points could help to fuel showers and thunderstorms during that timeframe.
In addition to the non-zero chance of tornadoes, damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour are also possible, along with damaging hail, with supercell storms possible in those areas.
The main threat for the worst of the severe weather will be to the east of Interstate 57, but storms are possible throughout the area according to forecast models.
After storms pass through the region, conditions are expected to calm for several days, with high temperatures in the low-80s through the start of the weekend, according to the NBC 5 Storm Team.
Conditions could change a bit headed into Sunday, with warmer readings in the mid-to-upper 80s and another chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms, which could persist into Monday.
