Chicago Weather Alert: System Weakens but Brings Showers and Thunderstorms Across the Region, Causing Delays and Localized Flooding

Late Sunday night, showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds will hit the area.

A tornado watch was out for most of the evening for Grundy, LaSalle, and Kankakee counties, which are close to the Chicago area. The tornado watch was supposed to last until 1 a.m., but it was lifted early because the risk of tornadoes had decreased.

Police reported a tornado west of Peoria late Sunday night. At 10 p.m., the same line was moving towards the CBS Chicago watching area. But the line of storms that was active earlier and was linked to several tornado warnings has weakened to the point where there were no more tornado or severe thunderstorm alerts by 10 p.m.

But it was still going to rain a lot in the Chicago area Sunday night.

Rain clears the area at sunrise Monday after 0.25″ to 0.50″ of rain in most places. There will be strong winds and cloudy skies.

Behind the cold front, temperatures stay the same or even go down a little through the afternoon on Monday.

On Tuesday, the weather will get warmer, and it will stay warmer through the rest of the work week. There is a chance of cloudy days and rain every day. With a cold front on Friday, there is a greater chance of rain.

It looks like next weekend will be dry and cool.

Forecast at a glance

Sunday night: Rain and thunderstorms. Windy. Low: 55

Monday: Clearing skies late. Cool and windy. High: 55

Tuesday: Warmer under a mix of clouds and sun. A few late-day thunderstorms. High: 70

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