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Temperature
61°F
Feels Like:
61°F
Dew Point	Humidity
25°F	25%

Mostly Cloudy

Wind Strength
Light	Moderate	Strong
Southwest at 15 mph GUST: 24mph

Local Graphical Forecast (Updated: 02/27/26 1:51 pm)

Friday (2/27)
Day	Night


High	Low
63	31

Saturday (2/28)
Day	Night

20%
High	Low
38	24

Sunday (3/1)
Day	Night

	30%
High	Low
32	23

Monday (3/2)
Day	Night

	30%
High	Low
41	31

Tuesday (3/3)
Day	Night

60%	30%
High	Low
44	34

Wednesday (3/4)
Day	Night

30%	60%
High	Low
49	40

Thursday (3/5)
Day	Night

60%
High	Low
54

Detailed Text Forecast (Updated: 02/27/26 1:51 pm)

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 38. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the morning.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

Monday Night: A chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday: Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 44.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 40.

Thursday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 54.

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SPC Convective Outlook Day 1

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317
ACUS01 KWNS 271942
SWODY1
SPC AC 271940

Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0140 PM CST Fri Feb 27 2026

Valid 272000Z - 281200Z

...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST...

...SUMMARY...
Isolated-to-scattered thunderstorms are expected over portions of
the Southeast and Florida today. While a few strong storms may
develop through this evening, the threat of organized severe
thunderstorms appears low.

...20z Update - Southeast...

No changes have been made to the outlook at 20z. See previous
discussion below for details.

..Leitman.. 02/27/2026

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1010 AM CST Fri Feb 27 2026/

...Southeast...
A southward-advancing cold front is decelerating this morning across
the FL Panhandle and southeastern GA. This front is expected to
stall across the northern FL Peninsula today as a mid-level
shortwave trough evident in water vapor imagery moves eastward
across the Southeast. Diurnal heating of a moist low-level airmass
is underway ahead of the front, as low-level clouds have eroded
across much of the FL Peninsula this morning. Relatively modest
lapse rates should hinder the development of MLCAPE exceeding 1000
J/kg. Furthermore, low-level convergence along the front is expected
to remain limited. Even so, isolated to scattered thunderstorms
should eventually develop this afternoon into the evening, focused
across parts of the northern/central FL Peninsula along and south of
the front. While a stronger thunderstorm or two with gusty winds may
occur, especially along/near the eastern FL coast, the weak
instability, modest lapse rates aloft, and marginal deep-layer shear
all suggest that the risk for organized severe thunderstorms should
remain low today.

$$

The "Convective Outlooks" issued by SPC can be thought of as a detailed discussion of the Severe Thunderstorm threat and it's associated risks nationwide. Risk levels range from Marginal to Slight, Enhanced, Moderate, and High and are issued based on the likelihood of 3 major severe weather threats; the risk of tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail. These discussions are often heavily laced meteorological terminology that may be difficult to understand without a background in the field. However understanding these discussions shouldn't be thought of as necessary. Instead, should DuPage county fall under one of these threat levels for severe weather, the response should be to have a heightened level of awareness about the deveoloping weather. Keep an eye on the "Watch County Notification" for any active severe weather watches issued for DuPage county; the "Hazardous Weather Outlook" and "Severe Weather Statement" can also be helpful in explaining the developing risk; additionally, watch for "Active Weather Warnings" and keep an eye on our "Regional Satellite and Radar" products which can be viewed with active watches/warnings or lightning activity.

SPC Convective Outlook Day 2

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673
ACUS02 KWNS 271724
SWODY2
SPC AC 271722

Day 2 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1122 AM CST Fri Feb 27 2026

Valid 281200Z - 011200Z

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR PARTS OF THE
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST...

...SUMMARY...
Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of
the Florida Peninsula Saturday afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms
are also anticipated across portions of northern California into
Oregon and Nevada as well as Oklahoma into the Ozark Plateau.

...Synopsis...
A broad northwest flow regime is expected to persist across the
CONUS through Saturday. Thunderstorm chances will largely be focused
in proximity to a pair of embedded upper-level shortwave troughs
over the eastern Gulf and off the northern CA coast. At the surface,
a cold front associated with an intensifying cyclone over the
Canadian Prairies will push south and east across the Plains and
Midwest over the next 36-48 hours, eventually stalling across OK and
the Ozark Plateau late Saturday into early Sunday morning. Weak
ascent along this frontal zone will promote isolated thunderstorm
chances.

...Florida...
Mid-morning surface observations depict a cold front drifting
southeast into the northern Gulf and Southeast. This feature is
expected to gradually migrate southward over the next 48 hours as
surface high pressure builds across the Southeast. However, gradual
frontolysis is expected, which will help maintain the moist air mass
building across southern to central FL, where dewpoints have
increased to the upper 60s and low 70s. An upper wave over the
northern Gulf will overspread the FL Peninsula around peak heating
Saturday. Modest broad-scale ascent within a moist, weakly capped,
and fairly unstable (1000-1500 J/kg MLCAPE) air mass should promote
isolated to scattered thunderstorms. 30-40 knot mid-level flow
attendant to the upper wave will allow for adequate hodograph
elongation for organized thunderstorms capable of severe hail and
damaging winds. Diminishing low-level convergence along the frontal
zone casts uncertainty on overall storm coverage, but most 12z CAMs
and global guidance show a consistent QPF signal along the
southeastern FL coast where localized sea-breeze convergence/ascent
may increase thunderstorm chances.

....Northern California and adjacent states...
A low-amplitude upper disturbance is noted in morning water-vapor
imagery well off the northern CA coast approaching the crest of the
longwave ridge. This feature will begin moving inland across
northern CA by late Saturday morning, reaching the western Great
Basin by evening/overnight. An influx of moisture from the Pacific
will support deep moistening of profiles across the region. This,
combined with steepening lapse rates/cooling temperatures aloft,
will support favorable buoyancy for isolated to scattered
thunderstorms. MUCAPE is forecast to generally be near/below 250
J/kg, but pockets of higher buoyancy (closer to 500 J/kg) appear
possible based on recent CAMs, which may support storms capable of
small hail and gusty winds.

....Oklahoma into the Ozark Plateau...
Surface high pressure currently positioned over the Texarkana region
will migrate east/southeast over the next 24 hours in the wake of
the ongoing frontal passage into the northern Gulf/Southeast.
Southerly flow on the western periphery of this high, coupled with
modest lee troughing along the High Plains, will promote modest
moisture return through Saturday evening. Isolated showers and weak
thunderstorms appear possible Saturday afternoon within the
low-level warm advection regime with a slight uptick in convection
anticipated late evening/overnight as the approaching cold front
settles into the region. Model consensus suggests buoyancy profiles
will be too limited to support intense convection.

..Moore.. 02/27/2026

$$

The "Convective Outlooks" issued by SPC can be thought of as a detailed discussion of the Severe Thunderstorm threat and it's associated risks nationwide. Risk levels range from Marginal to Slight, Enhanced, Moderate, and High and are issued based on the likelihood of 3 major severe weather threats; the risk of tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail. These discussions are often heavily laced meteorological terminology that may be difficult to understand without a background in the field. However understanding these discussions shouldn't be thought of as necessary. Instead, should DuPage county fall under one of these threat levels for severe weather, the response should be to have a heightened level of awareness about the deveoloping weather. Keep an eye on the "Watch County Notification" for any active severe weather watches issued for DuPage county; the "Hazardous Weather Outlook" and "Severe Weather Statement" can also be helpful in explaining the developing risk; additionally, watch for "Active Weather Warnings" and keep an eye on our "Regional Satellite and Radar" products which can be viewed with active watches/warnings or lightning activity.

SPC Convective Outlook Day 3

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ACUS03 KWNS 271919
SWODY3
SPC AC 271918

Day 3 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0118 PM CST Fri Feb 27 2026

Valid 011200Z - 021200Z

...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST...

...SUMMARY...
Thunderstorms will be possible on Sunday across parts of south
Florida, the southern and central Plains, and in northern
California.

...Synopsis...
The mean northwesterly flow regime currently over the CONUS will
gradually begin to shift east through the late weekend and into
early next week as a somewhat more potent upper-level wave
approaches the West Coast. Cooling temperatures aloft associated
with the approaching upper wave will support adequate buoyancy for
isolated thunderstorms across CA and into OR, NV, and parts of
southwest ID late Sunday afternoon into the evening hours. Further
east, strengthening mid-level flow across the central Rockies will
promote weak lee cyclogenesis in proximity to a residual baroclinic
zone across the southern Plains. An uptick in low-level winds will
augment isentropic upglide over the frontal zone across OK into
eastern KS, southwest MO, and northwest AR. Strong mid-level winds
atop strong veering in the lowest few kilometers will conditionally
support organized convection; however, most guidance suggests
buoyancy profiles will remain fairly limited (less than 500 J/kg
MUCAPE per GEFS/ECENS output) due to meager moisture quality. This
limits confidence in any severe threat at this time. Isolated
thunderstorms may linger across southern FL where an unstable, but
weakly capped, environment should be in place as a weak frontal
boundary drifts south.

..Moore.. 02/27/2026

$$

The "Convective Outlooks" issued by SPC can be thought of as a detailed discussion of the Severe Thunderstorm threat and it's associated risks nationwide. Risk levels range from Marginal to Slight, Enhanced, Moderate, and High and are issued based on the likelihood of 3 major severe weather threats; the risk of tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail. These discussions are often heavily laced meteorological terminology that may be difficult to understand without a background in the field. However understanding these discussions shouldn't be thought of as necessary. Instead, should DuPage county fall under one of these threat levels for severe weather, the response should be to have a heightened level of awareness about the deveoloping weather. Keep an eye on the "Watch County Notification" for any active severe weather watches issued for DuPage county; the "Hazardous Weather Outlook" and "Severe Weather Statement" can also be helpful in explaining the developing risk; additionally, watch for "Active Weather Warnings" and keep an eye on our "Regional Satellite and Radar" products which can be viewed with active watches/warnings or lightning activity.