Damaging Winds, Storms Possible Thursday For Chicago Area

Damaging winds are possible Thursday as a line of heavy rain and storms will move through the Chicago area, according to the National Weather Service.

The weather service said a band of damaging wind-producing showers and storms will occur near and east of Interstate 55 between 6 and 10 p.m. on Thursday.

Locally heavy rainfall is possible, as well as ponding of water on roads, fields and ditches, the weather service said.

Mild temperatures are also expected on Thursday, with a high of 58 degrees possible.

The weather service advised staying up to date on the forecast for Thursday, and having multiple ways to get warnings.

"This time of year, instability is always questionable," the weather service said, noting that these types of set-ups are all-or-nothing and more often nothing.

After Thursday, there is a chance of snow on Saturday and Sunday.

"Conditions turn much cooler for the weekend when snow chances return to the forecast," the weather service said on its Facebook.