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Todays weather in Chicago - Sunday - 17 May 2026
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Chicago hits mid-eighties this weekend before a three-day storm window opens — with Monday flagged as the highest severe weather risk. Temperatures then crash to the upper fifties by Thursday as Lake Michigan winds reshape the commute.
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Chicago, three straight days of storms are lining up. And the most serious one is Monday.
Before we get deep into the storm talk, let's acknowledge what's happening with temperatures this weekend. Highs in the mid-eighties on Saturday and Sunday.
Monday is the day to watch most closely. The forecast has been flagging it as the best chance for severe weather development across the region.
Here's where it gets genuinely dramatic. After mid-eighties this weekend, Wednesday drops to around sixty degrees and Thursday to fifty-eight.
The practical version of all this: layer up as the week moves forward. Shorts and a light jacket today.
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