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Thunderstorms dumped 2.43 inches of rain at O'Hare Airport, Chicago's official weather station.

Chicagoans should prepare for anything weather-wise on Tuesday as meteorologists track storms potentially developing to the west.

March weather madness continued Monday with record-setting warmth followed by thunderstorms, and a cool down on the way.

Intense thunderstorms spawned at least four tornadoes across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana on Tuesday, with at least two killed in Indiana as damage assessments continue.

Severe thunderstorms are expected throughout northeast Illinois late Tuesday afternoon into the evening, bringing with them the threat for damaging hail and winds, flash flooding and possible tornadoes south of the I-80 corridor.

Winter in Chicago recorded far less snow than normal, and temperatures for the season were close to normal despite January’s deep freeze.

Vehicles across the city were coated in dirt Wednesday thanks to a perfect storm of events.

The National Weather Service is predicting highs in the 50s for the Chicago region through early next.

Chicago's streak of sub-freezing days came to a merciful end Friday morning.

January 2026 was notable for two significant departures from temperature norms in Chicago — in opposite directions.

Forecasters are anticipating two rounds of lake effect snow to dump anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of snow on portions of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana, between Friday morning and Saturday evening.

Expect a gradual warm-up — relatively speaking — by the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

With an extreme cold warning in effect and actual air temperatures below zero in Chicago on Friday morning, several of the city's major cultural institutions have announced closures to the public.

Forecasters are warning Chicagoans to prepare for “dangerously cold temperatures” in the coming days as a deep freeze settles over the region.

According to the Chicago office of the National Weather Service, Thursday's rainfall was a record-setter, with 1.92 inches of precipitation measured at O'Hare Airport, the city's official weather station.