 although remain quite humid as a cold front sweeps of the great lakes region the day will start off with some rain around chicago but then further east from detroit to cleveland and buffalo there could be stronger storms firing up this afternoon capable producing damaging wind gusts and flooding downpours the umbrella and wiper blades will come in handy all up and down the eastern seaboard and across the southeast today as a warm and humid air mass will lead to a scattering of showers and heavier thunderstorms a concentration of heavier thunderstorms over southeastern texas into louisiana