Your 3pm Illinois weather update

Active alerts: Flood Warning, Flood Warning, Flood Warning. around 81 degrees

Good afternoon, Illinois. That nearly inch of rain from yesterday? It scrubbed the air clean, high pressure's sliding in now, giving us a gorgeous dry afternoon.

Your morning Illinois weather update

Active alerts: Flood Advisory, Flood Advisory, Hydrologic Outlook. around 80 degrees

Good morning, Illinois. Yesterday's rain scrubbed the air clean. And now we're left with sunshine and a breeze that actually feels comfortable.

Your 9pm Illinois weather update

Active alerts: Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Tornado Watch, Severe Thunderstorm Watch. around 62 degrees

Good evening, Illinois. If you're wondering whether to check the radar before bed, the answer is yes. A squall line of severe thunderstorms is tearing across Illinois right now at 60 miles an hour, packing damaging winds, hail.

Your midday Illinois weather update

Active alerts: Tornado Watch, Tornado Watch, Tornado Watch. around 84 degrees

Good afternoon, Illinois. A powerful cold front is carving through Illinois right now. And it's bringing the kind of thunderstorms you don't ignore.

Your evening Illinois weather update

Active alerts: Tornado Warning, Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Severe Thunderstorm Warning. around 71 degrees

That thick air you're feeling? A humid airmass has parked over Illinois.

Your 3pm Illinois weather update

Active alerts: Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Flood Warning, Flood Warning. around 86 degrees

Step outside and you'll feel it immediately. That thick, sticky air that makes your shirt cling before you even reach the car. A tropical air mass has settled over Illinois.

Your midday Illinois weather update

Active alerts: Special Weather Statement, Special Weather Statement. around 64 degrees

Step outside right now and you'll feel it, that thick, heavy air that clings to your skin. That's not just humidity.

Your 9am Illinois weather update

Active alerts: Special Weather Statement, Heat Advisory, Heat Advisory. around 86 degrees

Here's what's happening. A massive ridge of high pressure has camped out over the Midwest like an uninvited houseguest. And it's pulling tropical moisture straight from the Gulf, dew points are climbing into the mid-70s.

Your evening Illinois weather update

Scattered thunderstorms are moving into Illinois tonight, with the best chance for storms arriving after midnight. Here comes a typical early June pattern with warm temperatures and periodic storm chances through the weekend. Starting this morning, temperatures sit near 68 degrees across most of the state.

Your midday Illinois weather update

We're tracking a typical early June weather pattern across Illinois today with thunderstorms developing through the afternoon hours. The National Weather Service has highlighted significant uncertainty about storm coverage, particularly near and north of Interstate 72, but if storms do form, they could pack a punch. Right now this Friday morning, temperatures are sitting in the mid-60s under mostly cloudy skies.