Illinois Storm Chasers

| May 10, 2026

Mother’s Day 2026 Weather Forecast

💐 Mother’s Day 2026 Weather Forecast 🌷Mother Nature is treating moms to a pretty pleasant day statewide, with a mix of sunshine and clouds expected from morning through evening. Dry conditions are expected to prevail, so whether you’re heading out for brunch, firing up the grill, or spending time ou

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 27, 2026

Monday-Tuesday, April 27-28th – Severe T’Storm Event – Update #3

(11:00AM – Monday, April 27th, 2026) Severe weather threat continues through later tonight/very early Tuesday morning…⚠️Update…•With this update cycle, on the forecast for today/tonight, we have slightly adjusted severe t’storm probabilities along the gradient across portions of Central Illinois, ba

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 27, 2026

Monday-Tuesday, April 27-28th – Severe T’Storm Event – Update #2

(11:45PM – Sunday, April 26th, 2026) Severe weather threat returns for Monday/Monday night…⚠️Update…•With this update cycle, on the forecast for Monday/Monday night, we have slightly adjusted severe t’storm probabilities along the gradient across portions of Central Illinois. This changes was made b

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 26, 2026

Monday-Tuesday, April 27-28th – Severe T’Storm Event

(11:45AM – Sunday, April 26th, 2026) A severe t’storm threat will return to the state early this week…⏰📍Timing & Location…•Monday Morning – Early Tuesday Morning, April 27-28th: All of Illinois.⚡️Hazards…•A level 1 to 3 severe t’storm threat is in place across the state from Monday morning through e

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 17, 2026

Friday-Saturday, April 17-18th – Severe T’Storm Event – Update #3

(11:45AM – Friday, April 17th, 2026) Potentially widespread and significant severe t’storm threat expected thru late tonight/early Saturday… ⚠️Update…•With this update cycle, on the forecast for today/tonight, we have expanded severe t’storm probabilities across the state and have increased severe t

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 17, 2026

Friday-Saturday, April 17-18th – Severe T’Storm Event – Update #2

(11:00PM – Thursday, April 16th, 2026) Severe t’storm threat expected Friday thru early Saturday… ⚠️Update…•With this update cycle, on the forecast for Friday/Firday night, we have expanded level 2 severe t’storm probabilities and upgraded portions of Northwestern/Western Illinois to a level 3 risk.

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 16, 2026

Friday-Saturday, April 17-18th – Severe T’Storm Event

(11:00AM – Thursday, April 16th, 2026) Severe t’storm threat returns for Friday thru early Saturday… ⏰📍Timing & Location…•Friday Afternoon – Early Saturday Morning, April 17-18th: Much of Illinois.⚡️Hazards…•A level 1 to 2 severe t’storm threat is in place across much of Illinois from Friday afterno

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 16, 2026

Monday-Thursday, April 13-16th – Severe T’Storm Event – Update #7

(9:30PM – Wednesday, April 15th, 2026) Severe t’storm threat continues through late tonight/early tomorrow morning…⚠️Update…•With this update cycle, on the forecast for tonight, severe t’storm probabilities have been updated based on real-time observations and trends.⏰📍Timing & Location…•Tonight – E

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 15, 2026

Monday-Thursday, April 13-16th – Severe T’Storm Event – Update #6

(12:45PM – Wednesday, April 15th, 2026) Continued severe t’storm threat thru late tonight/early Thursday morning… ⚠️Update…•With this update cycle, on the forecast for today/tonight, we have upgraded roughly the western half of the state to a level 2 severe t’storm threat. Across this area, slightly

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 15, 2026

Monday-Thursday, April 13-16th – Severe T’Storm Event – Update #5

(11:00PM – Tuesday, April 14th, 2026) Severe weather threat continues thru Wednesday night/Thursday morning… #ILWx⚠️Update…•With this update cycle, on the forecast for tonight, adjustments have been made to severe t’storm probabilities based on trends and real-time observations.•With this update cyc

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 14, 2026

Monday-Thursday, April 13-16th – Severe T’Storm Event – Update #4

(11:45AM – Tuesday, April 14th, 2026) Multi-day severe weather threat continues through early Thursday…⚠️Update…•With this update cycle, on the forecast for today/tonight, we have expanded level 3 severe t’storm probabilities across more of Northern and Central Illinois. Additionally, we have upgrad

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 14, 2026

Monday-Thursday, April 13-16th – Severe T’Storm Event – Update #3

(11:30PM – Monday, April 13th, 2026) Severe t’storm threat continues through early Thursday… ⚠️Update…•With this update cycle, we have adjusted the forecast for the remainder of tonight through early Tuesday morning based on trends and real time observations.•With this update cycle, little changes w

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 13, 2026

Monday-Thursday, April 13-16th – Severe T’Storm Event – Update #2

(10:30AM – Monday, April 13th, 2026) Severe weather threat expected today through early Thursday…⏰📍Timing & Location…•Midday Today – Early Tuesday Morning, April 13-14th: Northern & Central Illinois.•Tuesday Afternoon – Early Wednesday Morning, April 14-15th: Northern & Central Illinois.•Wednesday M

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 13, 2026

Tuesday-Thursday, April 14-16th – Severe T’Storm Event

(10:30PM – Sunday, April 12th, 2026) Multi-day severe weather event expected early/mid week…⏰📍Timing & Location…•Tuesday Afternoon – Early Wednesday Morning, April 14-15th: Northern & Central Illinois.•Wednesday Morning – Early Thursday Morning, April 15-16th: Much of Illinois.⚡️Hazards…•A level 1 t

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 5, 2026

Easter 2026 Weather Forecast

🐣 Easter Weather Forecast for Illinois 🌷Rise and shine, Illinois — it’s an egg-cellent start to Easter Sunday! You may want to grab a light jacket before heading out for those sunrise services or egg hunts, as temperatures are waking up in the 30s across much of the state. A bit of a cool yolk to cr

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 3, 2026

Friday-Saturday, April 3-4th – Severe T’Storm Episode – Update #2

(11:00AM – Friday, April 3rd, 2026) Continued severe t’storm threat thru early Saturday…⚠️Update…•With this update cycle, we have slightly expanded level 2 and significant severe t’storm probabilities across more of Central Illinois. Otherwise, no additional changes were needed to the going forecast

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 3, 2026

Friday-Saturday, April 3-4th – Severe T’Storm Episode

(11:30PM – Thursday, April 2nd, 2026) Yet ANOTHER storm system will bring a final round of severe t’storm potential to the state from Friday into early Saturday…⏰📍Timing & Location…•Friday Midday – Saturday Morning, April 3-4th: All of Illinois.⚡️Hazards…•A level 1 to 2 severe t’storm threat is in p

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 2, 2026

Wednesday-Thursday, April 1-2nd – Severe T’Storm Episode – Update #4

(10:30AM – Thursday, April 2nd, 2026) Severe t’storm threat continues through tonight… ⚠️Update…•With this update cycle, we have expanded level 2 and significant severe t’storm probabilities into more of Central/Southwestern Illinois. This changes was made due to consistency within weather guidance

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 2, 2026

Wednesday-Thursday, April 1-2nd – Severe T’Storm Episode – Update #3

(11:15PM – Wednesday, April 1st, 2026) Continued severe t’storm threat on Thursday… ⚠️Update…•With this update cycle, little in the way of changes were needed on Thursday’s forecast, as the going forecast is on track.⏰📍Timing & Location…•Thursday Morning – Thursday Night, April 2nd: All of Illinois.

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 1, 2026

Wednesday-Thursday, April 1-2nd – Severe T’Storm Episode – Update #2

(10:30AM – Wednesday, April 1st, 2026) Severe t’storm threat continues for today and tomorrow… ⚠️Update…•With this update, we have slightly expanded severe t’storm probabilities on the forecast for today/tonight, based on the latest data and trends.•With this update, we have increased severe t’storm

Illinois Storm Chasers

| April 1, 2026

Wednesday-Thursday, April 1-2nd – Severe T’Storm Episode

(11:45PM – Tuesday, March 31st, 2026) As the severe t’storm threat comes to an end overnight with the current storm system, a new storm system will bring renewed severe t’storm chances to the state on Wednesday and Thursday…⏰📍Timing & Location…•Wednesday Morning – Wednesday Night, April 1st: Souther

Illinois Storm Chasers

| March 31, 2026

Monday-Wednesday, March 30-April 1st – Severe T’Storm Episode – Update #4

(10:00AM – Tuesday, March 31st, 2026) Severe t’storm threat continues through later tonight/early Wednesday morning…⚠️Update…•With this updated, we have increased severe t’storm probabilities to a level 2 threat across portions of Northeastern and Central Illinois, to account for slightly higher sev

Illinois Storm Chasers

| March 31, 2026

Monday-Wednesday, March 30-April 1st – Severe T’Storm Episode – Update #3

(9:00PM – Monday, March 30th, 2026) Continued severe t’storm threat thru Tuesday night…⚠️Update…•With this update, we have slightly expanded the coverage of level 1 and 2 severe t’storm probabilities across Northern Illinois for tonight/early Tuesday morning.•With this updated, little in the way of

Illinois Storm Chasers

| March 30, 2026

Monday-Wednesday, March 30-April 1st – Severe T’Storm Episode – Update #2

(11:45AM – Monday, March 30th, 2026) Severe t’storm threat from this evening through Tuesday night…⚠️Update…•With this update, we have increased severe t’storm probabilities across portions of Northern Illinois on the forecast for this evening through early Tuesday morning, as slightly higher covera