High winds toss planes at Schaumburg airport
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Severe weather swept through the Chicago area Monday, tossing some small planes around.

Chicago weather: How to stay safe in dangerous heat
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The hot weather can be dangerous. But there are ways you can stay safe in the sweltering heat this week.

Dangerous heat descends on Chicago
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It may have been comfortable in Chicago on Monday, but officials are warning of dangerous temperatures this week in the city.

Mexico tourist zone sees 1st hurricane in Pacific

Ominous grey skies and blowing sand cleared beaches in the popular destinations of Puerto Escondido, Puerto Angel and Huatulco.

Nearly 100 record highs set to fall this weekend in Northeast

To give an idea of how rare it is to have Heat Advisories issued in May in the Northeast, the only NWS office in the region to issue this alert in May since 2006 is Philadelphia/Mt. Holly -- and that was more than 10 years ago

Earth had its 4th warmest April on record this year

The streak of consecutive months with the earth's global surface temperature above the 20th century avenue continues to grow.

Cool pattern keeps severe weather season quiet so far for Chicago

We might be anxious to get some warmer weather here in Chicago but so far, our overall cool pattern this month has kept things quiet in terms of tornadoes.

Get set to sweat this summer in Chicago

A cool week coming up but this summer could be a sizzler in Chicago.

Earth is still running a fever, climatologists say

A quarter of the way through the year and we already know 2022 is nearly guaranteed to rank among the top ten warmest years globally on record.

Severe weather risk ramps up for Chicago

They biggest threat of severe weather for Chicago will be on Wednesday this week. The middle of the country will see severe weather outbreaks both today and tomorrow.

Strap in for a bumpy weather ride in Chicago

The warmest day of this week could also be the wildest in Chicago. Strong to severe storms are a possibility both Tuesday and Wednesday.

A warmer and possibly wild week of weather ahead for Chicago

70 degrees, severe storms and even a few flakes of snow are all possible for Chicago during the coming week.

Rare upward lightning strike spotted over Kansas during severe thunderstorm

Tuesday was indeed an electrifying night in Kansas as a photographer captured an incredible upward strike of lightning amid a raging thunderstorm.