"Tranquil weather" will start the work week off in the Chicago area, before storm chances return, according to the National Weather Service.
Monday and Tuesday will both be dry with seasonable temperatures in the 80s. However, shower and storm chances will return mid-week, the weather service said.
Temperatures in the 80s and upper 70s will continue through the rest of the week, but a heavy rain threat returns Wednesday. Rain and storm chances also continue on Thursday, before conditions turn dry again on Friday.
The chance for rain this week comes after some parts of the Chicago area saw 4 to 6 inches of rain on Friday and Saturday, according to weather service data.
Areas hit by heavy rain include (from July 31 to Aug. 1):
Here is a more detailed look at the weather this week, per the weather service:
MONDAY: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind.
MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
WEDNESDAY: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
THURSDAY: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
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