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Chicago weather: Heavy rain, a few storms will help drought conditions

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Updated  October 24, 2024 6:46pm CDT
Weather Forecast
FOX 32 Chicago

Heavy rain, a few storms will help drought conditions

Emily Wahls has your Chicago weather update!

The Brief

    • A new Drought Monitor report shows most of the region in moderate drought, with severe conditions in parts of Kendall, Kane, DuPage, Cook, and Lake counties.
    • Rain and storms will bring up to an inch of rain overnight into Friday, followed by sunny weekend skies and a warm start to next week, with highs near 80°F by Tuesday.

CHICAGO - The new Drought Monitor came out Thursday morning and most of Chicagoland is in a moderate drought. Kendall County, southern Kane, DuPage, northern Cook, and southeastern Lake (IL) counties now have severe drought conditions.

Much needed rain and embedded thunderstorms will arrive late tonight into early Friday. Most areas will pick up around a half inch of rain, but totals could top one inch between I-80 and I-90. Showers will taper off from west to east Friday morning, leading to clearing skies in the afternoon. Temperatures on Friday will top out in the low to mid 60s.

Our weekend looks great with sunny skies and highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. Warmer air will build in early next week with temperatures returning to the upper 60s on Monday.

Near record warmth is possible on Tuesday with highs in the upper 70s under partly cloudy skies. More clouds will roll in on Wednesday, and showers will be possible late Wednesday into Thursday. These showers will be associated with a cold front.

Halloween will likely start with showers in the morning. As of now, it looks like temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s during the day.