A steamy summertime pattern is brewing repeated rounds of severe weather, with tornadoes, destructive winds and large hail for some. Daily bouts of storms have been blasting across the Plains, and there are increasing odds that significant storms might make a run at the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast later this week.

Several rounds of thunderstorms could hit the Chicago area on Wednesday. The entire Chicago area is under a Level 2 severe weather risk. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch Gusty winds are expected to be the main threat,

A severe weather system passes through the Chicago area Sunday, bringing rain, high winds and hail to parts of the suburbs. The storms moved out by 5:30 p.m., but they left power outages and some flight delays at O'Hare and Midway.

Chicago’s forecast will be volatile in coming days, with hot and humid conditions ushering in multiple chances of severe thunderstorms.

CHICAGO - Monday will see mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures. Highs will be in the 80s this afternoon, and we have a slim chance for an isolated evening storm. Tonight it will be in the 60s with partly cloudy skies.

Chicago's weather is warming, with midweek rain potential, and high temperatures expected towards the weekend.