A cold front in the East will bring showers and thunderstorms and much cooler temperatures from the Northeast into the Southeast. The Southwest, centered around New Mexico, will continue to see showers and thunderstorms, where there maybe isolated flash flooding. Tropical moisture will bring a multi-day period of thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall across the Southwest beginning Thursday. Read More >
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![]() | National Weather Service Chicago, IL Weather Impact Matrix for MDW Midway Airport Valid: 09/24/2023 06 PM - 09/25/2023 04 AM CDT Call 1-815-834-0651 for additional weather support | ![]() |
Issued: Sunday September 24, 2023 06:05 PM CDT |
Threat Level | None | Limited | Elevated | Significant | Extreme |
Temperature | ≥100 °F | 100 to 96 °F | 95 to 91 °F | 90 to 86 °F | ≤85 °F |
Wind Chill | ≥105 °F | 105 to 101 °F | 100 to 96 °F | 95 to 91 °F | ≤90 °F |
Wind Speed | ≤20 mph | 20 to 24 mph | 25 to 29 mph | 30 to 39 mph | ≥40 mph |
Wind Gust | ≤30 mph | 30 to 34 mph | 35 to 44 mph | 45 to 59 mph | ≥60 mph |
Chance of Precipitation | ≤15 % | 15 to 24 % | 25 to 54 % | 55 to 74 % | ≥75 % |
Sky Cover | ≤20 % | 20 to 39 % | 40 to 59 % | 60 to 79 % | ≥80 % |
Lightning Activity Level | ≥5 | 5 to 5 | 4 to 4 | 3 to 3 | ≤2 |
Note - | Grey color indicates no thresholds assigned |
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