Cool Mother's Day Weekend With Temps In the 50s, Rain Possible

The weekend ahead look quite cool, with temps in the 50s on both Saturday and Sunday. Despite the cooler weather, Chicago will have its first 8 p.m. sunset of the year on Friday, the National Weather Service said.

Temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees below normal this weekend, and the high on Saturday is 59, while the high on Sunday is 56, the NWS said. Rain is possible late Saturday night, and after 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Flooding along some rivers in the area will continue on Friday, but the rain on Saturday and Sunday shouldn't impact rivers. It's been a very rainy few weeks and the NWS shared some precipitation totals from April 25 to May 9. Through that time period, O'Hare received 6.88 inches of rain, Aurora received 7.93 inches, Elgin received 7.31 inches and Romeoville received 6.73 inches.

Here is a more detailed look at the weather this weekend:

• FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
• SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. East wind around 5 mph.
• SATURDAY NIGHT: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
• SUNDAY: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
• SUNDAY NIGHT: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.