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Air Quality Alert issued July 19 at 12:50PM CDT by NWS Chicago ILEffective: Sunday, July 19, 2026 - 10:50Expires: Monday, July 20, 2026 - 22:00Urgency: UnknownSeverity: UnknownSender: NWS Chicago ILAreas: Winnebago County IL, Boone County IL, McHenry County IL, Lake County IL, Ogle County IL, Lee County IL, DeKalb County IL, Kane County IL, DuPage County IL, LaSalle County IL, Kendall County IL, Grundy County IL, Kankakee County IL, Livingston County IL, Iroquois County IL, Ford County IL, Cook County IL, Will County IL
Detailed Forecast
Today
Smoke before 10am, then smoke and isolated showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Isolated rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Smoke before 10am, then smoke and isolated showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Isolated rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
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