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Temps to sizzle here in longest warm streak since August; scattered t-storms possible tonight & isolated storms in higher humidities later this week; lake breezes to limit shoreline highs to mid 70s/low 80s Wednesday through Sunday
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Above normal temperatures to arrive on Tuesday
It has been 10 days since an above normal high temperature has officially been logged at O’Hare airport. This latest spell of cool days was partially due to clouds and frequent rain. Through June 24th, rain has been observed on 15 days. Despite this unusually high number, the month’s rain total was running about a quarter inch below normal as of 6PM Monday. Scattered thunderstorms may boost our rain total Tuesday evening. An influx of warmer air on Tuesday is […]
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Tune up the AC as summer warmth and humidity arrive
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June 25, 1959: City’s blinding rains put a damper on dry month
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Cooling lake winds linger Saturday—but a northbound surge of warmth & humidity is on the way; the muggy tropical air is to fuel t-storm clusters while setting the stage for Chicago’s longest string consecutive 80s in 10 months
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Storms to usher in period of extended warmth
Following one of the coolest, wettest and dreariest springs in recent memory, the city is about to experience an extended period of summer-level warmth and humidity. Temperatures are expected to climb into the 80s on Sunday and remain there daily through the upcoming week, something that has not occurred in Chicago since last summer when the city logged 23 straight 80-degree plus days from July 28-August 19. Saturday’s highs should hold in the 70s inland, but the persistent east winds […]
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Near record lack of June sun underway; Wednesday’s “NNE” winds produced city’s 8th day of below normal temps, but big pattern change looms—a flood of warm, humid tropical air with 80s due this weekend amid a continuing t-storm threat
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Warming trend begins Friday
As low pressure moves off to the east carrying clouds and remnant showers with it, Chicagoans will experience a brief break in our wet-pattern before showers return later Friday. North winds will blow Thursday holding temps along the lakefront again close to the 60 degree mark, while inland temps may warm well into the 70s. Then winds shift to the south Friday beginning a warming trend which looks like it will persist well into next week. Along with the warming, […]
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Wet Saturday, foggy start to cool Sunday; June 2019 running a bit cooler and wetter than normal
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Showers & t-storms come & go into Sunday a-m; best coverage: Sat night; temp-crashing “tpneumonia front” hits city late today shifting winds “NNE”; models offer early signs of a warmer “ring of fire” pattern in 2 weeks as July 2019 opens
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