The Chicago area’s severe weather threat has diminished, but isolated showers are still possible Saturday evening.

Torrential rain flooded parts of the Chicago area last night, but cooler lake breezes and mostly dry weather return today before more storms arrive this weekend.

More than a month's worth of rain fell on Chicago in 90 minutes on Tuesday evening, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). "There were numerous reports of flooded viaducts, several reports of water rescues, and a few reports of flooded basements," the NWS said.

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Most of Chicago will see temps in the mid-80s with lower 80s near the lake and northwest suburbs. Much of the city cleared out nicely after overnight showers and storms. Although there was still lingering cloud cover early Saturday morning, the city should be rain-free for the most part.

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