WIFR First Alert Weather

Damp start, slow clearing late morning. A few light rain showers early then clearing skies late morning/early afternoon. Highs in the low 70's. Looks good for Saturday and Sunday with highs in the upper 60's. Next rain chance comes late Sunday night.

Warming up quickly! Highs in the low 80's this afternoon with southwest winds 15 - 20 MPH. Showers and thunderstorms possible tonight after 10 PM. Scattered showers tomorrow with highs in the low 70's.

Low 80's today, storms possible tonight. A mix of sun and clouds today with south winds 15 - 20 MPH and highs at 82. Strong to severe storms possible tonight 10 PM - 3 AM.

Beautiful this Wednesday, storm potential tomorrow evening. Highs today in the middle to upper 70's with mostly sunny skies. Low 80's tomorrow with a slow increase of clouds. Strong to possibly severe storms tomorrow night.

Just like SUMMER today with highs in the upper 70's. Showers and thunderstorms possible Thursday evening.

Breezy and much warmer today. Partly sunny with highs in the middle 70's. Slight chance for a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon.

Cool with plenty of sunshine today. Highs will top out in the middle 50's with southwest winds 5 - 10 MPH. Middle 40's tonight then middle 70's for highs tomorrow.

Cold enough for ya? A Freeze Warning is in place for all of Northern Illinois until 9 AM. Temperatures will dip down to the middle 20's.

COLD tonight! Warming back up on Tuesday as the 70's return.

FROST ADVISORY and tracking a few light snow showers. Areas of frost and light snow showers mixed with rain could pass by this morning. We go on to see sunshine and a high at 50.

Frost Advisory tonight, Light snow tomorrow morning. We wake up to widespread frost tomorrow morning at about 31 degrees with a slight chance for a few light snow showers. Freeze Watch is in place for Sunday night.

The National Weather Service says it will have more information on peak wind speeds, as well as path lengths and widths soon. wifr.com/2026/04/18/nws…

Chilly and Breezy this afternoon. Partly sunny with west winds 10 - 20 MPH and highs in the upper 40's. Slight chance for a few light rain showers tomorrow afternoon.

FIRST ALERT ACTION DAY: Severe storms possible late afternoon/evening. Highs today in the 80's. Window for severe storms opens up 4 PM to 10 PM. ALL forms of severe weather will be on the table.

Summer-like start to the day, severe weather potential remains late afternoon. Highs in the low 80's today. Window for strong/severe storms 4 PM to 10 10 PM. ALL forms of severe weather will be on the table.

Much improved today, severe weather risk back tomorrow. Becoming sunny today with highs in the low 70's. Low 80's tomorrow with severe storms possible late afternoon/early evening.

FIRST ALERT: FLOOD WATCHES have been extended through tonight. Flash flooding from excessive rainfall remains possible.

Showers and a few thunderstorms this morning. We go on to see highs in the middle 70's. Storms this afternoon/evening that could once again hit severe limits. Storm Prediction Center has us in the Slight Risk zone (2 on a 1 to 5 scale).

Take a look at this photo sent in to us from John Hornbeak in Freeport! If you have photos of the storm and/or damage, go to the link in the comments and send them in!

Severe Storms possible this afternoon/evening. Storm Prediction Center has us in the Enhanced Risk zone (3 on a 1 to 5 scale). Storms could fire up as soon as 4 PM taking us through 9 PM with all forms of severe weather on the table.