The first storm system was expected to hit the Valley on March 11, 2025, bringing an initial round of widespread rain showers.

A storm could move through the Chicago area Friday night bringing severe weather. Temperatures could reach the 70s during the day. Wind gusts could reach up to 50 mph Saturday with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 60s for the parade.

The Southern California storm is expected to arrive Wednesday and dump 1 to 2 inches of rain along the coast and up to 4 inches in the valleys at rates that could cause problems.

A “potent” weather system will enter North and Central Texas on Wednesday, steering the development of a dryline, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth. A dryline is the boundary separating dry and moist air masses, where severe thunderstorms often develop.

As red flag warnings crop up across wide swathes of West and North Texas this week, a section east of Dallas-Fort Worth could see another kind of risk on Wednesday afternoon: punishing severe storms.

A major coast to coast storm will cause problems across the much of the nation. The system intensifies over Kansas tomorrow then it will track over Lake Superior Saturday afternoon. A big warm up here as a south wind kicks in tomorrow. Many towns surge into the 70s.

Chief Meteorologist Joe Fitzwater has a look at the forecast ahead for the lunar eclipse and the latest on this weekend's system in tonight's forecast.

Afternoon highs climb into the mid to upper 70s for areas along and south of I-70 as a warm front sits along this area. Areas north of I-70 will see highs into the upper 60s and lower 70s. Skies remain mostly sunny.