it's 65 in kankakee. only 46 degrees in waukegan and kenosha is at 45. cooler to the north. one friend is lifting to the region it will really jumped as temperatures up. stay dry through the day. thunderstorms come tonight. could be a wild night with potential for severe thunderstorms. some storms could pop up. 82 by 5:00 p.m.. better chance into tomorrow morning. storms likely friday. saturday we make 73 degrees. >> everything is looking good out there. lots of construction. they're trying to get these projects out of the way. most should be picked up by 6:00 but as to go from the eisenhower to the kennedy that ramp is blocked. it will flip the other way starting tonight. who break that down more coming up. news .. there is a fire at 900 north lake shore drive. there were reports of a car fire inside the lower level of the parking garage. smoke is now going up the stairwells. we have a crew on the way. we'll bring you more information as we learn it. the smallest crowd in the history of the crosstown classic got to see the white sox offense continue to dominate the cubs. ri

these towering clouds looking south from kankakee county grand park their from patrick called a snap shot the ones producing these storms. check out the rain pouring from one of these clubs. clyde range of couric he said it started around 213 in the afternoon. last about 50 minutes and faded away. can not do any good. what a vantage point. you see the localized nature of the fall. here was caught to ground lightning. it comes from the town check. going to go here. the plan went right by one of the towering clouds. i am sure there was a little boat. probably some lightning flashing inside of the clouds. we started the day with clouds coming off with the lake. these have washed and the sun shine has emerged. with three days remaining and meteorological spring here. many will be the first month of the past seven to have an above normal temperature. we've not had an above normal month since back in october. that long persistent winter that would not let go is fresher and all of our minds as is the cool spring. may seems to be turning the corner. their little thunderstorms bubbling up dow

hundred degree temperatures ever recorded in wichita kansas. 74 at midway. 73 at lansing. 82 that kankakeethe wind southeast at o'hare. the warm air is able to flood north. grass pollen is moderate. mold spores on the site across the area. the spread across the chicago area temperatures. >> the warmth is already there. you can see lots of sunshine through these mixed cut. a dome of warm air developing north. these little clout may fire a shower or thunderstorm. be aware of that. we have a jet stream over head. a couple of these could produce a hail or gusty wind. lightning during storms across wisconsin during the course of the morning hours. so far in just a little spotty showers. may proliferate a bit. the warm air comes in and shuts down the formation process. >> the wind blowing strongly up to the gulf of mexico. it is doing so with gusty winds that plump red flag warnings out west. the mullins are looking for some snow up of this whole pattern. that is a disappearing entity. the atmosphere is warming up across the country. the warm several days that we've had in chicago so far this ye

kankakee of 73. the cow that 71. here the cooler readings. a beautiful day. here's a plot of the temperatures that shows '70s and land. fifties' along the lakefront. dew points well that means tonight and the calm wind regime it will come in here under the clear skies. we would drop towards those two points. it is going to be a cool night. committee just 45 percent. the reign as the west of us. clusters of storms and drought stricken regions of the plains where they can use them. here's a high pressure that offers us from all of the rain around it. >> there is tomorrow evening. it's it's right here. high pressure is there because there is sinking, the atmosphere. it means a lot of the air movement goes into the horizontal. it is coming down at us instead of blowing horizontal. >> the cooler denser air sitting out of the lake comes in and as a lake breeze in the afternoon. >> uc the southerly wind that will take over as the weekend goes on. scattering some thunderstorms around here as early as memorial day. enough moisture in the air we could have some downpou

if it has been the character of the spring that produced dead. 85 at kankakee at this hour.nix down in a self holland area. if temperatures all up there at 80 degrees. hard to believe that it snowed friday morning. folks are writing and saying what about global warming? >> you can see these cold pockets tend to come and go. the alert for possible severe weather warnings late today and tonight. sunshine until then with mixed crowd. high of 86 today. thunderstorms possibly active or severe tonight. low temperature them to 63. the rain will be out of here by morning. tomorrow partly sunny and warm in the wake of that front. the humidity will start coming down. we'll stood up to 82 degrees. then turn and wind northwest. after 68. lakeshore temperatures could stay in the upper fifties or low 60s. >> and left new york and landed in paris the following day. what scientific device that a work what scientific device that a work on developing. at a moment like this, i'm glad i use new tampax pearl active! [ female announcer ] new tampax pearl active is 20% slimmer, totally comfortable

it's 36 in waukegan. 42 in kankakee. today's high temperature only 51. back down to 39 later. 59 degrees on saturday and sunday mid-60s. >> looking at the construction. a few things we're watching starting in the three a new project picked up as today to onto a single lane with that's going to go through the first few weeks of september. and 91st it's closed for resurfacing work. everything else looks good in terms of the numbers. no big delays. a full run down with your commute in just a few minutes. >>coming up ... the trick advertisers are using to get you to *eat more. plus -- details on the legal battle between oprah and a nuclear physicist. and next in sports -- ducks or kings for the hawks? patrick kane gives us a scouting report on both potential opponents. he has a new haircut. good morning! >> i asked the viewers where i should go and the sydney to the south suburbs that has the latest in a radio control technology. cars and helicopters, all kind of cool stuff. a good show you and just a few minutes. ayaycould morninr the blackhawks is there ge

showers in the forecast up to 45 at the lakefront. 42 in joliet. 42 in kankakee. looking at the radar, showers continue to move through the region. nothing heavy. we will catch the showers off and on through most of the day. looking across the region, scene deal. today's temperature 49 degrees. 50 percent chance of rain there. 47 degrees today's high will be 50. spotty showers friday evening friday's high of 57. sunshine and dry land on saturday. >> we will take it. let's take a look at the roads. we have a lot of construction from overnight they're taking advantage of this dry weather. but we have a three vehicle accident that caused all kinds of problems early this morning. gasoline spilling out onto the expressway. it happened near willow which is a big construction zone. to suvs at a street sweeper. the force of the crash ruptured the full tank and its bill gas all over the fuel tank. one of the suvs then crashed into a ditch. all inbound lanes were closed to mop up the gas. a bit of a squeeze through their we will bring you updates on the situation along with

weekend when temperatures will drop. 57 at the lakefront. 57 and bartlett. 56 and juliet. 55 in kankakee. really warmed numbers. typical high is only 10 or 12 degrees warmer. sublet composite shows a line of showers and thunderstorms missing gas it will move through detroit and eventually go through cleveland. as you look down to the southwest there's a monster. we are on the lookout for light showers popping up before lunchtime but after that it's smooth sailing this afternoon. tomorrow is a different story appears slight chance of asia restore chance of rain lenders into friday as a cold front comes through. the will drop the temperatures bring us the chance of showers on sunday. 79 degrees today. morning storms are possible. nothing to write home about. 63 degrees. tomorrow we hit 84 friday 75 degrees. >> looking at a few items causing some issues out on the roads. first peek at the parking restrictions, in a movie shoot happening downtown impacting the intersection of wells and clark. that will be in place with some the doors as they continue with that shoot. other than that we have

we will only be in the low 50s today. 41 in waukegan. 44 down in joliet. 45 in kankakee.t the forecast, morning showers are likely. this afternoon spotty showers 53. wind of the north between 15-25. tonight, more showers warmer downtown but 30 degrees is the overnight low. here's the 3 day forecast. tomorrow showers 51 degrees. saturday we go back up to 57. >> still had a miracle baby survives and 11 story fall. >> michael jackson has a new music video. plus -- *kim jong un* is trending this morning... he's starring in a new project. we'll show you. and -- marcus is taking us back to his first job. trending online this morning ... a baby in minnesota who survived an 11-story fall from a high rise apartment building is being called "the miracle baby." the father was in another room when the one-year-old boy fell from the balcony and landed on a small patch of mulch sunday. he suffered a broken spine and ribs, a concussion and a punctured lung. the boy is in critical but stable condition. now people are rallying for better apartment safety precautions for children. the prim

a bit of in lake breeze. 53 degrees at the lakefront. 50 in waukegan. 58 in kankakee. satellite and radar mixed in together. cloud cover generally to the south. it could potentially be fall. some of those areas so that rain yesterday. there is potential today for some to come to the south. satellite rid our composite shows dry conditions. take your umbrella and put it away. a fairly nice extended stretch of sunshine starts today. today's high 72 cooler along the lake. mar 77. the saturday no rain. >> we do have quite a bit of work out there by 190. it's really impacting some of the lanes. singling them both directions read a round at c: drive. also delays in the tristate into mannheim. watch for those delays early. likely will only get worse pushing into the 5:00 hour. >>the blackhawks are still alive after a double- overtime thriller in game five. the hawks blew an early two- goal lead to the kings. down four- three a few minutes into the third period...brandon saad's shot is stopped, but ben smith puts in the rebound to tie it with his third goal. same score in the s

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