and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. the >> today's corn to be like yesterday. upper 70's. afternoon clouds will develop into the afternoon. we will be sunny this morning. right now we have more of the same coming. up to 79 degrees this afternoon. typically we would be in the mid '80s. we will be, and clear tonight. we find 61 degrees at o'hare. 57 and garlic. all the areas above, that could change for some people this morning. sublets composite shows no action stay dry. some clouds this afternoon just like yesterday. 79 by 5:00 p.m.. below tonight falls down to 62. picture-perfect weekend. some day we make 85. >> let's start with 7 and 143. that's for we're watching the issue from the earlier fender bender heading south bound. watch for that not far from borland park. the work continues on the chicago river walk project that goes from the 21st impact in the state street bridge it's going to be completely blocked off in sections. the north valley tribe blocked between renault a

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. how much longer will it stay cool? >> you were at the beach yesterday. >> you always want the live shot at the beach but not yesterday. it was a cold one. now we want it to warm up. >> maybe just a few degrees. >> we have a comfort zone and we are 10 degrees out of it. expect cool temperatures again. yesterday's high only 70 degrees. another cold day today. sunshine today high temperature near 70 degrees. typically we are in the '80s. we are nowhere near that today. it's 54 in bartlett. the satellite and radar shows cloud cover. not much there is a light breeze. the wind will be coming out of the northwest. very light breeze coming out later today. lots of sunshine. tomorrow morning we will be at 67. thursday we're back up to 78. friday almost 80 with a mix of clouds and son. that's the forecast. >> we have some work out on state street portions of the road are being shut down for some ongoing road work. the weather may not be perfect for yo

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. good morning, demetrius. could morning. it's starting to heat up a bit today. >> are you talking about the temperatures? >> yesterday returned to school. today we are in the mile range. today's high temperature back in the '70s. for some we'll make the low '70's. sun and blue skies should make it nice. high temperature will be below the typical high in the '80s. a breeze will call you down into the afternoon. it's 52 in lansing. bartlett is a 53. satellite radar composite shows no motion. a lot of people may be surprised at how long we are expecting to be dry. high temperature of 78. here is the 3 day forecast. get used to this. keep these handy, we stayed dry through monday. >> a few construction spots. the state street bridge is block between walker and tennessee. that's in place for now. express lanes on the kennedy are closed a lot of construction out there. will have more trouble * coming up in a few minutes. >>chicago police are lookin

i'm erin mcelroy. dan is off today. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. >> demetrius is off today. >> a warm body and you are smiling and you are awake it's a good start. >> friday. we're expecting a warm-up. one of the changes we looking to the weekend, but warmer day, still below average. sun and cloud mix. is potential for a few tenders storms. statistics degrees at o'hare. 61 at midway. another cool start to our morning. relatively clear of the clouds are starting to show up on the side of the screen. shares and thunderstorms in eastern iowa. a few storms could get as close as the 39 corridor. but if we are good to see any storms they're probably going to come in the afternoon. if you're getting out and about today you will be in short sleeves. close to 80 degrees today with a chance for a few storms in the evening and then mainly overnight is the best chance for more rain and possibly some lingering storms. spawned thunderstorms today tomorrow a big warmup to the decrease partly sunny skies. de

i'm erin mcelroy. dan gets to sllep in today. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. things are changing? >> stronger thunderstorms are coming through today. but after that it looks really nice. for looking for to wednesday. can i say that? let's take a look at today. showers and storms to start the morning. this afternoon there is potential for more isolated showers. light stuff. when the taking the chance of rain out of the forecast but i can let you know most of this day we are going to be dry. the morning will not be dry. showers are continuing across the western communities. you can see the rain moving in quickly. a few embedded thunderstorms moving through. you can see the rain across king county. to the extreme northern cook county areas. down to the south we have rain which continues that rain extends all the way into northern and eastern counties. extreme southern cook county. that line is pressing to the east pretty quickly. it's not severe. just some rain. o

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. you are outnumbered all morning long. >> i feel like the first male host of the view. >> are you nervous? >> let's check out our weather. >> you are off to a bad start. just letting you know. >> if you wash your car this weekend you better enjoy that for another few days. once the rain until we get into wednesday. we have air quality alert for current level ozone. ozone you can't see or smell but it can cause problems for people with respiratory ailments. 71 degrees right now. it's 63 and garlic. looking toward the satellite composite we don't see anything. we continue to be tried we have extended stretches until wednesday. today's high temperature is 85. it will feel warm by the afternoon. no rain coming up. tomorrow we make 91 it's hot and humid. it will feel like the upper 90s tomorrow. wednesday we're down to 76 with thunderstorms early in the day. >> we have some construction out there. the first is that irving park and york road. some resurfacing work has the entire intersection

good morning, erin mcelroy. dan is off today. let's go to tim mcgill in for demetrius, for a check of the weather. the b team here filling in left and right. we are thinning out as the week wears on. >> fitting up a herd. were starting off a fairly mild and pleasant. some of the milder readings include downtown areas like the british school. it's cooler in the suburbs. ever been checking in in the mid to upper 50s. a smidgen below average. the northwest flow continues to keep it there and concede that with a few spotty showers to the west. we start off with son but we see those crowds come back in just enough stability to have the cool air come through and maybe a scattered showers or an isolated thunderstorms today. upper '70's today mid-60's night. in my seven days forecast for back to about average. a slight chance on friday. sunday looks to be drier than saturday warming up to the mid-80s monday and tuesday. >> it's that the team! nobody? that's what happens when you are on the b team. we have two right lanes blocked here unt

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. tim is here for demetrius. >> were starting off with more of the same to date. temperatures in the '50s and '60s. cooler than average. it's 59 in waukegan. 62 at o'hare. skies are clear. we have some light patchy fog. few sprinkles r fizzling out across southern wisconsin. we will have some son of the clouds will buildup in the action we may have some showers. it's going to be warmer today at 82. 80s all the way through saturday. as chance of showers is moral but even then they will be scattered. hal is the committee looking? >> bling closures on the jane addams were from earlier this morning all part of the extensive resurfacing project that will be in place for some time. the to have some hot pockets of construction to break down for you along with a quick peak of your travel times in just a few minutes. charges are pending against the person responsible for a multi- vehicle crash that killed an elderly man on the north side.

i'm erin mcelroy. dan will join us at five. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. why are you looking nervous? is the weather that bad? >> it was a little rough last night for some people. we did have some big light shoes overnight. today, conditions coming through. we're in between a cold front which is passing through and another will come our way tomorrow morning. scars will clear as we progress through the remainder of tonight meeting sunshine this morning. the sun rises of around 530 today. outside we see the rain continuing. it's coming down could in the eastern counties and across the extreme northwestern counties. this line is moving quickly. by 6:00 a.m. we should be clearing up. we to expect sunshine. he can really see that front cutting through portions of southern michigan parking itself along the ohio river valley today. today, typical high temperatures are 84 we will be up there today. 82 by noon. by 5:00 p.m. sunshine 85 degrees. by 9:00 p.m. those st

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. but it's check on whether. tim is here for demetrius. >> it's like fall yesterday. >> it will pretty nice. >> it won't be an school today. but still about five degrees below average. upper '70's. some areas is today never even made it of the '60s. we're still below average. maybe some widely scattered showers. but much of the day should be dry. right now were in the '50s. 62 at the way. a few scattered clouds but otherwise mostly clear. we will see the clouds popping up in the afternoon but we may have some widely scattered showers as well. we may be cooler along the lake. same thing tomorrow. spotty showers may be an isolated tundra storm. 83 degrees. will be closed average. more on the forecast in a bit. >> we do have that bridgework over to lakeshore drive which started yesterday. it will last until 5:00 a.m. thursday morning. also impact in the state street ramp which is temporarily closed. it will be slow through their espe

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius, we feel your thunder. >> this time of this and something telling you there's no on the way and then acting correct you. >> what's up with the temperatures? >> your talking about the heat index. close to 100 in some areas. it's actually amazing that we only made it 90 degrees twice. today will be no. 3. temperatures will climb above 90 this afternoon then showers and storms will come through bringing as much needed rain. large hail and also a strong wind gusts will be popular this evening and local us down. 73 degrees right now at the lakefront. a warm summer nights. temperatures typically in the '60s. we are dry but if you will be out past dinner time to take your umbrella. potential for showers and storms. the chance is after 5:00 p.m.. it will climb back up around 9:00 p.m.. and as the go through the night the chance will taper out of the forecast and the storms are out by tomorrow morning. 91 degrees tomorrow. a big drop tonight. partly cloudy. breezy and cool tomorrow.

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. how cold is it going to be after all the grain? >> the wind of change. yesterday we were 90. >> yesterday was weltering you are not kidding. >> we do cooled down today. the highs will struggle to make the mid-70s. we might only be at about 70 to the north and west. dry conditions. the rain overnight did not hit everyone. i think a lot of people with gardens want that rain is been dry for a while. but the rain did ms. most of the north and west but we did have showers and storms to the south. here's the line pressing to the south. didn't really get itself together until late last night. things are beginning to clear out, this front is moving into the ohio river valley. 73 decreased by 5:00 p.m.. sun and clouds. it will be breezy as well. not the best beach day. but yesterday it was the day to go. 76 degrees on thursday. scattered showers and storms friday a bit warmer. >> with construction work along to 90 causing issues and slow pockets. out

and i'm erin mcelroy. glad to have the back. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. tim is here with his lovely beard. >> a didn't shave this morning. >> as just from one night? >> were starting off mainly clear to partly cloudy. we're cooler the only been. tets the weather story. it will field a lot like made. temperatures will top out near 72. would become public cloudy. right now it's 62. a few fifties in the outlying areas. it's mainly clear this morning. a few scattered showers. we could see a few clouds popup with rain off to the east. we don't expect that until tomorrow afternoon. low '70's today. it won't be an all day type of storm. or were to be cool all week. >> so far looking good so more can the eisenhower the closely down. it's on the outbound side or they are doing some resurfacing work. it goes all the way to morgan. that will be a squeeze as the two-lane reductions it will be in place through the 31st. keep in mind, the music festival closures are in place until august 3r

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. the man he wouldn't give us anything to talk about. >> and going to be struggling for the next few days. nice weather is hard for neurologists. we have son and more son for the next few days. i hope he still watch. here are the weather headlines. excepexpt sunshine. clouds will be moving out. it will be cooler than normal. high temperature will be degrees below average. typical high is in the mideast. 65 degrees at o'hare. 66 at the lakefront. 58 degrees in aurora. satellite composite shows we are dry. get used to this year we're not expecting rain until the weekend. 73 degrees by noon. the 5:00 p.m. we're back down to 75. here is the three days forecast. high temperature only up to 77 today. thursday when have a morning low of 58. that's the forecast. >> we have a rollover accident we're watching outbound 55 at the man that is causing some line blockage. two right lanes are out. not a lot of volume on the roads which is good as the work to

good morning, i'm erin mcelroy. dan is off today. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. hi, demetrius. would blame you for the 20 degree temperature drop. >> basically cold air came and is just sitting. it will be back on monday. >> that's not good for the weekend. >> yesterday's high temperature was 75. union was trading at 52. as you look closer to the city we have a warmer temperatures at the elementary school it's 62. almost always a bit warmer as a travel into the city. just keeping things in toasty. the entire air will be cooler than normal. no rain coming today. just clouds and son. high temperatures 76. typical high is in the mid '80s. good chance of rain friday afternoon and evening. saturday will make 86 sunday, 81 and its breezy. >> with a breezy look at traffic. i am crazy. >> a promise of a better one leader in the show. >> the candy express is blocked off until 5:00. as for the main roads, everything is nice and light. no delays or hot spots. >> we are following breaking news. police are on the scene o