CHICAGO – Stormy weather is already transferring through the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana right this moment, bringing rounds of thunderstorms, the menace of hail and shifting temperatures as an energetic sample takes maintain.
Follow alongside beneath for stay, real-time updates from FOX Chicago Weather as circumstances change and storms develop throughout the area.
Live Weather Updates
5 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning/Watch
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for SE LaPorte County, Ind. till 5:15 p.m. and a Severe Thunderstorm Watch will probably be in impact till 11 p.m.
4:35 p.m.: Chicago airport impacts
A floor cease for O’Hare International Airport has been prolonged till not less than 5 p.m. CT as a day wave of thunderstorms pushes through the Chicago area. Average departure delays at the moment are 165 minutes.
Travelers at Midway Airport are experiencing departure delays on common of half-hour, in line with the FAA.
4:31 p.m.: Areal Flood Advisory
An Areal Flood Advisory was issued for Lake County, Ind. till 7 p.m., in line with the NWS.
4:10 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for Lake County, Ind., Will County and southeast Cook County till 4:45 p.m., in line with the National Weather Service.
Severe storms are situated alongside a line from Crete to close Beecher, transferring east at 45 mph, FOX Chicago Chief Meteorologist Emily Wahls reviews.
4 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for Porter County, Ind. till 4:30 p.m., in line with National Weather Service.
2:35 p.m.: Chicago airport impacts
A floor cease for O’Hare International Airport stays in impact till not less than 3 p.m. CT as thunderstorms proceed to hamper air journey.
Departures at Midway Airport are experiencing delays on common of quarter-hour, in line with the FAA.
12:15 p.m. CT: NWS cancels Severe Thunderstorm Watch
A severe thunderstorm watch that was initially in impact for all the Chicago area together with Northwest Indiana till 5 p.m. CT has been canceled. In a put up on X, the National Weather Service introduced that it was canceling the watch after the “near term threat of severe thunderstorms has diminished.”
O’Hare International Airport stays below a floor cease till 2:00 p.m. CT, with departure delays averaging 90 minutes. Midway is experiencing departure delays of round half-hour, on account of thunderstorms in the area.
10:48 a.m. CT: Midway Airport below floor cease
A floor cease is in impact for Midway Airport till 11:30 a.m. CT on account of thunderstorms in the area. The airport is presently reporting 15-minute delays for departures.
10:15 a.m. CT: Severe storms trigger flight delays
Severe storms are transferring through the Chicago area Tuesday morning, with watches in impact throughout the area — together with Northwest Indiana — till 5 p.m. CT.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are presently in place for Cook and Will counties till 10:30 a.m. CT, and for Lake County, Indiana till 10:45 a.m. CT.
A floor delay is in impact at O’Hare International Airport till 8:59 p.m. CT, with common delays of about 81 minutes on account of thunderstorms.
What You Can Expect:
Stormy climate is already impacting the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana this morning, with a floor cease issued at O’Hare Airport and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings affecting a number of counties throughout the area.
Severe climate setup for Monday and Tuesday. (FOX Weather)
A cluster of thunderstorms moved in early Tuesday, bringing downpours, lightning and the potential for small hail, with further showers and storms doable later this morning — particularly south of the metropolis.
The main menace right this moment will probably be hail, together with durations of heavy rain and gusty winds. While the total twister danger is low, an remoted twister can’t be dominated out, in line with FOX Weather, as a broader system strikes throughout the Great Lakes area.
Tuesday severe climate menace. (FOX Weather)
FOX Weather reviews this technique is an element of a bigger storm sample impacting greater than 25 million individuals throughout the Great Lakes, with the Storm Prediction Center putting a lot of the Chicago area below a Level 2 out of 5 danger for severe climate.
Later right this moment and into tonight, any stronger storms are anticipated to favor areas effectively south of Chicago, together with components of northwest Indiana, the place the severe menace might be a bit greater.
Expected rainfall (FOX Weather)
Temperatures will fluctuate throughout the area, persevering with a well-known development this month. Many places will begin off in the 60s and 70s, however cooler air will transfer in later right this moment, with 40s and 50s turning into extra widespread.
Looking forward, this unsettled sample isn’t going anyplace anytime quickly. FOX Weather says an energetic stretch of severe climate is anticipated to proceed into early April, with repeated rounds of storms doable throughout components of the central U.S.
April severe storm menace outlook. (FOX Weather)
Locally, Wednesday will probably be a lot cooler with highs in the 40s and some showers, earlier than one other spherical of showers and thunderstorms returns late Wednesday into Thursday, with the potential for stronger storms once more. A short break is feasible Friday, adopted by extra rain Saturday and cooler circumstances heading into Easter Sunday.
The Source: Details for this report have been offered by FOX Chicago and FOX Weather.
