Heat and high humidity bring a chance of thunderstorms to the Chicago area Saturday.

Temperatures will be in the mid 90’s, but with humidity, it will feel closer to 100 degrees, NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes said.

A southwest breeze with gusts up to 20 mph Saturday may provide some relief from the high temperatures.

Strong storms will move in from Iowa and Wisconsin, but the impact on the Chicago area depends on “how well they hold together as they drop farther to the south,” Jeanes said.

Around 5 p.m. Saturday there is a chance of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts across southern Wisconsin, eastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois.

The greatest chance of storms on Saturday are in northwestern Illinois, including Kane, McHenry, Boone and DeKalb counties.

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