Runners in the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon could wind up racing in the rain thanks to remnants of the newly formed Tropical Storm Isaias in the Gulf.

The hurricane center’s initial projections said the center of Isaias could come onshore somewhere between eastern Louisiana and the western Florida Panhandle.

Over the weekend, Baja California could receive anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain from the storm while San Diego could see some showers late Saturday through Tuesday.

The Chicago area can expect to see plenty of rain in the next two days, including from the remnants of Hurricane Polo.

Long Beach opened four additional sandbag distribution sites Thursday as officials urge residents to prepare for possible coastal flooding, high surf and rain associated with Hurricane Rachel. The sites,

A tropical depression formed over the western Gulf on Tuesday and was forecast to strengthen quickly into a tropical storm and then a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Tropical Depression Nine had maximum sustained winds near 35 mph and was moving east at 5 mph about 630 miles southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River,

Could a tropical storm impact the weather Sunday for the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon? It’s a possibility, NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes said, but it may not be as bad as it sounds.

While we sit under high pressure, a new tropical storm is starting to develop in the southern Gulf of Mexico. In the meantime, we’ll be sitting in sunshine Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Highs will be in the low 70s Wednesday,