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Lots of spots should see their first 40s across the far northern/NW burbs in IL

Pretty ideal conditions to bottom out with light wind and clear skies 

Lots of spots should see their first 40s across the far northern/NW burbs in IL

Pretty ideal conditions to bottom out with just a gentle wind and clear skies 

6 hours ago, Brian D said:

Mid 30's-40's across NE MN this morning. My heater is kicking on, too. Frost adv for tomorrow morning away from the Lake. Fall is here.

Love seeing the blue shade back on the CONUS advisory page. 

Rochelle and far outlying areas should  dip into the 40s Monday morning. Even Alek will see upper 50s

1 minute ago, A-L-E-K said:

83 imby at 4:45 am

Extreme heat warning from LOT for Cook now. Good call! 3rd day in a row with nasty overnight mins. 

Will be interesting to see how many consecutive 80 degree days we can pull off to start September. 
Looks good till at least early next week. 

11 is the record for September. 

I think we tied a record high min today @ORD  78. 

@Chicago Storm 

As long as we don’t dip below 78 before midnight tonight we should tie it. 

1 minute ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Both Detroit and Chicago have reached at least 96F, possibly 97F. Believe it or not, that's the hottest September reading at Chicago since 1985. Much more recent at DTW - 98F in 2011.

ORD tied a record high min today of 78.
 

Should hold I don’t think we dip below 80 by midnight tonight. 

1 hour ago, A-L-E-K said:

Pretty oppressive out there today ngl

Headlines no joke

No relief at night either. Will be flirting with record high mins locally. 
 

9 minutes ago, EC609 said:

Add another 90 at ORD. 13? Seems really low. I know at DCA today is like number 43.

Low on the 90s maybe but a lot of mid-upper 80s with nasty dews and 70+low temperature readings this summer.

++Departures galore 

 Will be interesting to see some of the peak Heat Index readings at the end of the day locally. 

KLOT 82/82 rn.  Sweating bullets out there to start September 

23 minutes ago, EC609 said:

90+ through Saturday here.

Today is going to be the hottest day out of the bunch most likely.

Oppressive out there with a current dew point of 79. Good call on the expanded heat advisory from LOT

Nice stormy and humid day to close out August! 
 

Pesky mosquitoes are having the time of their life rn. 

25 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

 

Labor Day pm a lock to be hot and humid. Summer going out with a bang!! 
 

Looking forward to the juiced up storm opportunities too! 

1 hour ago, OrdIowPitMsp said:

83/48, enjoying the dry heat. Should have prime viewing for the lunar eclipse tonight. 

Nice share the wealth lunar eclipse. Nearly everyone will be able to see it as long as clouds stay away 

4 hours ago, weatherbo said:

Should be a nice breezy day in the upper 60's w/ lows tonight in the low 40's.  Not much rain materialized over the past several days, It's pretty dry.  I've had a hummingbird feeding frenzy for about 2-3 weeks then seemingly overnight they're gone.  I'll leave the feeders up another week or two for stragglers.  Sure sign that summer is over in the northland.

You’ve got some 70s in your point forecast all of next week. 
 

Could be a decent streak of 70s to close out the summer season for you guys in the UP. Maybe even one last 80.

The Annual SEP Torch spares no one! 
 

even monster Nino falls stand no chance against the greater overall pattern shift towards warm and mild falls. 

90 in the point now for Monday! 

Love the ebbs and flows of the 4 distinct seasons locally.

only other places I can think of with enough variety would be Maine or upstate NY. 

Looks like an opportunity for a 90 coming up in the next week locally.
 

 Potentially this Sunday and again sometime next week! 
 

not done with the heat/humidity just yet…  

SEP has locally been a lock for +Departures in recent times. 

Nice crisp morning in the 50s here today

ARR got down to 51

Rochelle 48! 

2 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

s tier weather for the normies

personally, I will be getting bored soon 

A lil boredom never hurt.
 

Personally I like these lulls. Makes you appreciate the action even more when it arrives. 
 

imo wall-wall action would get boring quick. Balance ….
 

Just for perspective Chicago’s record for consecutive days with measurable precipitation is 11 days. 1880, 1949

19 minutes ago, Brian D said:

Highs in the 60's, maybe a 70. Fall is pushing itself. 

Have lost 1.5 hrs of sunlight since the solstice.  A few more weeks till the equinox, can’t wait ! 

Tornado Alley runs thru IL! 

1 hour ago, A-L-E-K said:

Cooked 

 

The desertification of the UK. 
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/17/uk-government-emergency-drought-plans-transparency