July 2026 General Discussion

[TheNiño]

Tor warned here. I’ve actually lost track of how many we’ve had. What a crazy year 

Edit: Warning was cancelled before it got here. Nice little non rotating wall cloud rolled through though. I’d estimate 50mph gusts. Power is out. Was a fun one 

[SchaumburgStormer]

Half an inch overnight with another inch today with some solid downpours. Perfect “sit inside” weather 

[Chicago Storm]

ORD and MDW both topped out at 95° yesterday.

...2026 90°+ Day Tally...
7 - ARR
5 - ORD
5 - MDW
5 - RFD
5 - PWK
5 - UGN
5 - LOT
4 - DPA

[Chicago Storm]

Trained last evening/night at home.

Ended up with over 3" of rainfall.

[Brian D]

Fog bank over the Lake with a chilly breeze across town. TBH, it has been a few yrs since I can remember so much fog, and chilly air at the 4th of July. Testament to the cooler, drier wx in May n June up here. June ended avg only because of hvy rains at the end of the month. It's those warmer rains that really help raise the water temp. It happens faster than just a warm Sun. Just like in winter, air temps alone don't just cool off the water, but the cold rain/snowfall mixing in the surface waters which includes LER/S precip.