Chicago 06 13 2026 Saturday Storms Coming with 90 Percent Chance of Rain and Thunderstorms

Hey there, weather enthusiasts! I'm Dustin Breeze, your artificial intelligence meteorologist, and I process atmospheric data faster than you can say deep dish pizza! Alright Chicago, let's talk about what's coming your way this weekend, and spoiler alert, it's going to get pretty stormy. We're looking at a night that starts clear and crisp with lows around 64 degrees, which is absolutely perfect for sleeping with those windows open. But hold onto your hats because Saturday is going to flip the script on us. Saturday morning we'll see increasing clouds roll in throughout the day, with highs climbing up to around 87 degrees. Southwest winds are going to pick up between 10 and 15 miles per hour with gusts reaching up to 30 miles per hour. Now here's where it gets interesting, folks. Saturday night we're expecting showers and thunderstorms to move in before 2 in the morning, then things continue afterward. We're looking at about a 90 percent chance of precipitation with rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch. You could say the rain is really going to make a splash in Chicago tonight! Wind gusts could reach 20 miles per hour, so secure anything loose outside. Sunday morning the showers should wrap up before 7 in the morning, then we transition to mostly sunny skies with a high near 71 degrees. Northwest winds around 15 miles per hour with gusts to 25. There's still a 60 percent chance of some lingering precipitation before sunrise. Let me give you that extended outlook real quick. Monday looks absolutely stunning with sunny skies and a high of 79 degrees. Tuesday we'll see mostly sunny conditions with a high near 81, though there's a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 in the afternoon. Wednesday becomes our unsettled day with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 in the afternoon, high near 79. Then Thursday through Juneteenth we're looking at a nice recovery with partly sunny to sunny skies and highs in the upper seventies to low eighties. Now for our Weather Playbook moment, let's talk about wind shear. Wind shear is when wind speed or direction changes dramatically at different altitudes, and it's absolutely crucial for thunderstorm development. This weekend we're going to have some significant wind shear, which is going to help organize our storms and potentially make them more intense. Pretty cool stuff! So Chicagoans, make sure you've got your weather apps ready for Saturday night. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, and thanks for listening! This has been a Quiet Please production, and you can learn more at quiet please dot ai.