National Weather Service officials reported temperatures over 60 degrees Wednesday at Chicago’s airports with a slight chance of showers expected around midnight.
Current afternoon conditions at O’Hare International Airport were overcast at 63 degrees, and farther south at Midway Airport conditions were mostly cloudy at 67 degrees, officials said.
Southwest winds were 10 to 15 mph with gusts as high as 25 mph, officials said. Winds are expected to shift later Wednesday to the northeast blowing at about 5 mph when there is 20% chance of showers after midnight.
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Isolated scattered thunderstorms may develop south of I-80 in the evening into the early overnight hours with a slight chance of penny to quarter-size hail, officials said.
The chance of showers increases to 40% Thursday, but a sunny weekend was expected, officials said.