Windy.com Temps | Gusts | WU KORD KPWK

CLICK for this month's BIG night sky ...

RADAR FULL MAP SCREEN

NEXRAD

STORMTRACK

Cardinal SAT

CHGOWX.COM



MOBILE DEVICE? Turn sideways. Weather conditions directly above are near Lakefront. Top tabs refer to O'Hare (official).

Archives for the SPC Convective Outlook are updated daily (approximately) with a live map at the beginning of each article. Follow the link at the end of the article to check for current updates on the NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center website. Also, see Archives for Chicago's hourly weather data on CARDINAL NEWS Magazine.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS WEATHER
O'Hare International Airport KORD (Arlington Heights South)
Chicago Executive Airport KPWK (Arlington Heights North)

Sunday, December 21, 2025

SPC Dec 21, 2025 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

LIVE MAP (ABOVE) ... SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook


Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0653 AM CST Sun Dec 21 2025

Valid 211300Z - 221200Z

...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST...

...SUMMARY...
Severe thunderstorms are not expected today.

...Discussion...
A progressive/zonal upper-flow pattern will continue over the CONUS.
A low-amplitude shortwave trough will move inland across the Pacific
Northwest by tonight. Weak buoyancy and cooling temperatures aloft
may become sufficient for isolated lightning flashes, particularly
near the Washington coast. Farther south, a moisture-rich plume and
a marginally favorable thermodynamic environment may allow for some
lighting flashes across northern California.

Elsewhere, a relatively moist airmass near/south of a
southward-moving front, along with continued weak warm/moist
advection, will probably be conducive for isolated thunderstorms
mainly across southern portions of Louisiana and Mississippi today.

..Guyer/Marsh.. 12/21/2025


Read more CHECK UPDATE ZOOM GRAPHIC


http://dlvr.it/TPxTPd
SUNRISE AND SUNSET TIMES IN UTC (if you're not logged in to Google)
CHICAGO UTC-6 during CST (Central Standard Time, e.g., winter)
CHICAGO UTC-5 during CDT (Daylight Savings Time, e.g., summer)