Thunderstorms are expected Friday in the Chicagoland area, after a dense fog advisory expired for northern and central Cook County.
The dense fog advisory expired at 10 a.m. Friday, weather officials said.
The advisory covered cities of Gurnee, Des Plaines, Oak Park, Chicago, LaGrange, Mundelein, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Cicero, Palatine, Evanston, Northbrook, Schaumberg and Oak Lawn, according to the National Weather Service.
Officials warned the fog would cut visibility to less than a quarter mile and cautioned drivers to slow down, use headlights and allow plenty of distance ahead of you as driving conditions will be hazardous in some areas.
Current conditions at O’Hare International Airport are thunderstorm, light rain, fog/mist at 54 degrees. Farther south at Midway Airport, conditions are overcast at 55 degrees.
There is an 80 to 60 percent chance of thunderstorms Friday, and by the nighttime hours, the chance of thunderstorms storms drops to diminishes to 40 percent with a 90 percent chance of showers, officials said.
Temperatures are expected to reach the high 60s Friday, and are expected to be in the low 60s Saturday with showers in the morning hours when conditions are expected to be breezy but partly sunny. Sunday conditions are expected to shift to sunny and breezy with temperatures in the high 50s.
