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A soggy week begins across the Chicago area<\/strong><\/p>\n CHICAGO<\/strong> \u2013 A prolonged period of rain<\/strong> is beginning across Chicagoland<\/strong>, with the first wave of showers arriving late Monday night<\/strong>, ushered in by a low-pressure system<\/strong> sweeping across the region. As the system moves through, it will bring persistent rain<\/strong> and the chance for thunderstorms<\/strong>, primarily concentrated through Tuesday and Wednesday<\/strong>, keeping conditions unseasonably cool<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Storms intensify Tuesday, especially south of I-80<\/strong><\/p>\n By Tuesday morning<\/strong>, commuters can expect heavy rain<\/strong> to make travel difficult, with temperatures starting in the upper 40s Fahrenheit (around 9\u00b0C)<\/strong>. During the afternoon and evening<\/strong>, atmospheric instability could allow for the development of thunderstorms<\/strong>, particularly south of Interstate 80<\/strong>. The Storm Prediction Center<\/strong> has issued a Marginal Risk<\/strong> designation for those areas, suggesting the potential for a few stronger storms<\/strong>, possibly with gusty winds or brief downpours<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chilly highs and lingering showers midweek<\/strong><\/p>\n Rain showers will remain scattered but present<\/strong> into Wednesday<\/strong>, with high temperatures struggling to reach the mid-50s Fahrenheit (around 12\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Conditions will feel damp and chilly<\/strong>, more typical of early spring<\/strong> than late May.<\/p>\n Brighter skies and a slow warm-up toward Memorial Day<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday<\/strong> brings a noticeable improvement, with partly sunny skies<\/strong> and highs in the upper 50s Fahrenheit (around 14\u201315\u00b0C)<\/strong>. The warming trend<\/strong> continues into Friday<\/strong>, which is expected to stay dry and partly cloudy<\/strong>, with highs near 60\u00b0F (16\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Memorial Day weekend<\/strong> forecast shows continued improvement, with Saturday through Monday<\/strong> seeing highs in the low to mid-60s Fahrenheit (17\u201318\u00b0C)<\/strong>. While most of the weekend should remain pleasant<\/strong>, there\u2019s a slight chance of isolated showers<\/strong> on Memorial Day<\/strong> itself.<\/p>\n Stay tuned to local updates<\/strong> as forecast models evolve<\/strong>, especially for Tuesday\u2019s potential storms and any changes to holiday weekend conditions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A soggy week begins across the Chicago area CHICAGO \u2013 A prolonged period of rain is beginning across Chicagoland, with the first wave of showers arriving late Monday night, ushered in by a low-pressure system sweeping across the region. As the system moves through, it will bring persistent rain and the chance for thunderstorms, primarily […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":2679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n