Beautiful day, high 79°F Thursday, windier on Friday, especially Friday afternoon

After pleasant weather Thursday, September 26, 2024, it will turn windier on Friday as Helene approaches the region. It won't be a washout this weekend, but Helene’s remnants will bring intermittent rain chances (mainly for locations southeast of I-55) for a few days starting late Friday. Winds will be higher in south suburbs compared to north suburbs in Chicagoland.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

NWS Chicago on X: "After pleasant weather today, it will turn windier on Friday as Helene approaches the region. It won't be a washout this weekend, but Helene’s remnants will bring intermittent rain chances (mainly for locations southeast of I-55) for a few days starting late Friday.