Northern Cook- Including the cities of Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, and Northbrook 854 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s inland, but only in the mid 50s near the lake. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Turning warmer and more humid with lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Unseasonably mild. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .MONDAY...Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s inland, but only in the lower 60s near the lake. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. $$