![]() At O'Hare on Tuesday, temperatures climbed to 96 degrees by 2 p.m., falling a few degrees shy of the record high for June 14 of 99 degrees set in 1987. The heat wave began Tuesday, when temperatures at Midway Airport reached 100 degrees for the first time since 2012. The humidity made it feel like 102 degrees. It's still expected to get into the low 90s Thursday, but the area should cool off over the weekend before heating up again next week, ABC7 Chicago meteorologist Greg Dutra said.Ĭhicago set a new heat record Wednesday: O'Hare Airport reached 96 degrees around 3 p.m., breaking the record high of 95 degrees for June 15 set in 1994, according to the National Weather Service.īut it was even hotter at Midway Airport, which peaked at 99 degrees around 5 p.m. WATCH: Chicago OEMC gives tips to stay safe during heat waveĬhicago OEMC gave tips to stay safe during the heat wave. Wednesday was another hot and challenging day for many because of an Excessive Heat Warning, but cooler temps are on the way. The disaster declaration would make the community eligible for government funding to help with the clean-up. The mayor of west suburban Broadview has issued a "local state of emergency" after the village was left with downed trees and power outages. But restoration through this intense heat, that changes the dynamic of it," said ComEd Governmental Affairs Vice President Michael Fountain. "We've had more intense, worse storms in terms of impact. Two hundred of those customers are from Monday's storms, mainly in Maywood and Broadview.ĬomEd crews are working around the clock to restore power to homes and businesses. The majority of those off-line are in the southern region due to the most recent storms. That's down from a height of 125,000 without power after Monday night's storm left a trail of damage. ![]() Thursday, 5,400 ComEd customers were without power system-wide. ![]() Highs Sunday warm back into the low-80s (27 to 28 degrees Celsius).As of 4 a.m. Some models try to spit out a stray shower with that disturbance, but I think the atmosphere will be too dry for that…stay tuned. Mostly sunny to start on Sunday, then becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon as an upper-level disturbance swings by. Mostly sunny on Saturday, and perhaps a bit breezy, with highs in the upper-70s (26 degrees Celsius)…what a spectacular weekend day. Mostly clear Friday night, with lows in the upper-50s (14 to 15 degrees Celsius). Partly cloudy, cooler and less humid on Friday, with highs in the mid-80s (29 degrees Celsius). Lows in the upper-60s (20 degrees Celsius). Highs in the low-to-mid-90s (33 to 34 degrees Celsius).Ī shower or thunderstorm is possible Thursday night as a cold front moves through. Partly cloudy on Thursday with a couple of pop-up thunderstorms possible. Mostly clear Wednesday night, and very warm and muggy, with lows only in the mid-70s (23 to 24 degrees Celsius). My friends at the National Weather Service have just issued an Excessive Heat Watch for Wednesday generally for areas south of M-59. Near-record high temperatures will reach the mid-to-upper-90s (36 degrees Celsius), with the humidity making it feel like 100 to 105 degrees in many areas (38 to 41 degrees Celsius). Mostly sunny on Wednesday, and very hot and humid. Southeast wind at 5 to 10 mph.Ī warm front (perhaps I should call it a hot front) will cross the area and usher in a very hot, potentially record-setting air mass, starting Tuesday night, where temperatures will only drop into the low-to-mid-70s (21 to 23 degrees Celsius). There’s a slight chance for a shower Tuesday morning, but I think most of us will have a dry day with partly cloudy skies developing and highs in the mid 80s (30 degrees Celsius). This evening’s sunset is at 9:11 p.m., and Tuesday morning’s sunrise is at 5:56 a.m.…our earliest sunrise of the entire year! Rest of the week Tuesday morning, and the rest of the night should be relatively quiet, with lows in the mid-60s (18 degrees Celsius) and a light east wind developing. Whatever storms we get should be out of the area by 5:00 a.m.
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