CHICAGO - Showers and storms in the Chicago area today will give way to cooler, sunny weather through the weekend with highs near 70°.

Chicago weather forecast

What to expect:

As of 3 a.m., there are a few showers over Northwest Illinois and southern Wisconsin. I expect those to weaken as they approach Chicagoland this morning.

A higher chance for widespread showers and a few rumbles of thunder will take place this afternoon into the early evening hours. Skies will be mostly cloudy in between with highs in the 70s, coolest north, warmest towards our southern area.

Tonight, skies will eventually clear out after midnight with low temperatures dropping into the upper 40s in some suburbs to lower 50s in town.

Future forecast

What's next:

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny and much coo

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