*****WX.COM Chicago Doppler Radar One of the best local radar images available that exclusively covers the Chicago Metropolitan area.

****WX.COM North Central Regional Doppler Radar  A good regional image that is superimposed on top of an infrared  satellite image to show the cloud cover in  addition to precipitation

*****AccuWeather Chicago Metro Radar This is a totally new local radar image that exclusively covers the Chicago Metropolitan area in closer detail than former Accuweather images. Shows roads and cities.

*****AccuWeather Animated Chicago Metro Radar  The same image as the one above with a time lapse loop to show movement of storms and precipitation.

****AccuWeather Illinois Radar  Centered on the Illinois Area, but gives a much larger picture of storms approaching or departing the Chicago area.

****AccuWeather Illinois Radar & Satellite  An excellent regional image that combines the best of Doppler Radar with an infrared satellite image.

*****  Intellicast  Chicago Metro Radar Image    This image has the highest resolution of any of the Intellicast images.  Settings can be changed to show features such as counties, cities, highways, and  storm watch boxes.

****  Intellicast 1Km Chicago Regional Image    This image is has less resolution than the Metro view but allows you to see weather moving into the Chicago area.  Each pixel represents 1 square kilometer. Settings can be changed to show features such as counties, cities, and highways. Click here for time lapse loop of same image.

*****  Intellicast Nexrad Image Chicago    This is an excellent Intellicast Doppler Radar image of much  of  Illinois including  Chicago.  The color scale shows the relative intensity of precipitation and storms.  The image is large enough to show weather at the local and regional level.

***Intellicast Radar Summary Chicago This is a good regional Intellicast image which shows the track of storms and the relative intensity of precipitation over much of the Midwest including Chicago and all of Illinois.  Also includes boxes showing watches and warnings.

*****Intellicast United States Radar This is an excellent Intellicast image which covers the entire United States. It shows the track of storms and the types and intensity of precipitation.  Best image to get the big picture.  Click here for time lapse loop of the same image

****WMAQ TV Chicago Live Local Doppler Radar  Good Doppler radar image from Channel 5.  It is your best bet for the image updated most often. This one is updated every 3 minutes. 

****Weather Channel Chicago Doppler Radar 100 Mile  (Image at left) Excellent local image. Updated regularly.

***Weather Channel Chicago Animated Doppler Radar 100 Mile Same image as above animated to show a time lapse of storm and precipitation movement.

***Weather Channel Chicago Doppler Radar 300 Mile  Good Image for finding what weather is moving into the Chicago Metropolitan area.  Here for Loop of same image