The quiet weather settles in the next two days before a far more active pattern returns late this week—the next chance for showers arrives Friday afternoon and night.

Weather map snapshots for 3 pm and 7 pm Friday:

Soggy end to April predicted

Distinct clusters of thunderstorms to bring the potential for heavy rainfall totals across Chicago and much of the Midwest

Total rainfall through next Tuesday, April 30th

Multi-day severe weather outbreak likely across the Plains beginning Friday, spreading east into parts of the Chicago area later this weekend

FORECAST SEVERE OUTLOOK:

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