Chicago Storm

Struggling to maintain, with shear lacking and best flow north. This is probably the best it'll get.

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90 ORD(17) today. 88 MDW and 89 here. .

Combo of shallow mixing to only 900mb and widespread CU development had put 90+ in question for today. However, CU is clearing out a bit, so a rally to tag 90 is still in play. .

Solid support for a weakening MCS to move in very early Sunday morning around here. However, I'm not sold on anything more than a marginal worthy severe threat.

ILX doing a horrific job with warnings this afternoon. They have now had two tornadoes go un-warned, and both storms had good couplets.

An lol worthy tiny tor watch... .

Severe threat will easily miss south of the area the rest of today, but rain/t’storms congealing across DVN and ILX CWA’s will spread across the area this evening. Without widespread/heavier/training t’storms, amounts should be kept in check though, unless south of I-80. .

lol @ thinking egotistical is name calling or a stereotype. .

Unless you're going into a place (store, restaurant, etc) that absolutely requires it, very few are wearing masks consistently around here anymore.

Fri and especially Sat will be in the 90’s either way. Probably at least mid 90’s on Sat. Sun would be in question, but even the Euro and it’s MCS solution has 90’s then as well.

I definitely think we are in play for an MCS or two that forms in MN and vicinity, to make it in during the Sat night to Mon morning timeframe. But that idea on the Euro of having a complex push SSW from Northern-Lower MI is not gonna happen in a solid zonal W-E pattern. .

Easy toss... Unless 2020 works some magic. .

To me Sun is probably the hottest day...though could even end up being Sat. By Mon the flex northward of the ridge starts breaking down, with storm chances greatly increasing. Sun could be a good candidate, with the warmest UA temps expected...Though storm activity could end up not too far to the north, or even in the area. If Sun or Mon is indeed hottest day(s), I agree ORD will surpass the season hottest of 96. If above issues come into play, it’s not happening. Also add in any precip as a issue, which could be significant, over the next several days.

Still several days out, but there is high agreement on Fri-Mon being the time the ridge flexes enough to push the heat northward around here for a few days. But even before that, 90 is within reach tomorrow and Wednesday.

Well, given the opposite of what you say usually happens in the wx threads... .

The most prolonged/sustained and hottest temps will no doubt be just south. However, whenever the ridge flexes in, it’ll reach up north too. Fri-Mon looks like one of those times. .

It was sitting at 79 for a while this afternoon, but CU was pretty heavy around the same time, thus potentially preventing 80. In any case, a strong wind off the lake didn't help either.

I know this is one Hoosier was following... Todays cooler temps has ended the 85+ steak for Chicago at 15 days. This is tied for the 3rd longest 85+ streak on record. Also, you might notice 2012 missing from this list, as it "only" had a 13 day streak. 21 - 6/19-7/9/1949 16 - 7/8-7/23/1983 15 - 6/27-7/11/2020 15 - 7/8-7/22/2005 15 - 6/29-7/13/1966 14 - 7/27-8/9/1988 14 - 7/26-8/8/1983 14 - 6/28-7/11/1955 14 - 6/9-6/22/1954

All guidance is onboard for Wed being a solid severe wx day somewhere in the area/region. The main question is, where does the boundary set up after Tue nights activity, in which Wed activity will run along. .

If this is the new “grazed by a thundershower”, I want in. .

MLI is gusting to 80mph.

KDVN has 75-90mph winds at just 250ft...incoming there now.

Cyclone is gonna get rolled as well, if this holds together.

75-90mph bins on velo showing up as it passes CID.