Scroll down for live radar Rain and storms, some of which could become severe, are making their way into the Chicago area Thursday afternoon and evening. Much of the region is under a risk for severe weather,

It could feel more like summer than early spring at Wrigley Field when the season begins for the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.

The Chicago area will see a warm and windy day Wednesday, but the forecast will take a sharp turn Thursday with a 30 degree temperature drop in a matter of hours and severe thunderstorms possible. Wednesday’s high temperature,

A surge of warmth peaks Thursday with a threat of severe storms before temperatures drop sharply and rebound by the weekend.

A cold front could bring thunderstorms with damaging hail and winds to Chicago and other parts of Illinois and Indiana Thursday.

A severe thunderstorm watch was enacted until 11 p.m. from Quincy in western Illinois then east to Fort Wayne, and from Springfield Downstate, north to Kankakee. Lightning, small hail and winds still pose risks north of that area.

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Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.