A southwesterly breeze develops Monday, bringing perhaps the warmest readings in three weeks to the area. Chicago's last official high of 86 degrees was recorded back on July 6. It will be close, but that high could be matched or even exceeded in spots across Chicagoland.
A cold front will move slowly through northeastern Illinois Tuesday accompanied by showers and thunderstorms, including some downpours. After that front moves east, cooler and less humid Canadian-source air will flow into the area, and high temperatures will probably fail to reach 80 degrees the rest of the workweek. Thus far, this July is tied with July 1924 as Chicago's fifth-coolest on record since 1871. All of the cooler Julys occurred prior to the 20th century when official observations were taken at various downtown locations near the lakefront.
U.S. weather extremes Sunday
The southwestern U.S. was scorched Sunday with temperatures peaking well above 100 degrees from southern California into Texas. Elsewhere, severe storms featuring funnel clouds, damaging winds and large hail hit the East Coast from Virginia to Massachusetts. Eight people were injured in Readington, N.J., when high winds hit a hot air balloon festival.
A cold front will move slowly through northeastern Illinois Tuesday accompanied by showers and thunderstorms, including some downpours. After that front moves east, cooler and less humid Canadian-source air will flow into the area, and high temperatures will probably fail to reach 80 degrees the rest of the workweek. Thus far, this July is tied with July 1924 as Chicago's fifth-coolest on record since 1871. All of the cooler Julys occurred prior to the 20th century when official observations were taken at various downtown locations near the lakefront.
U.S. weather extremes Sunday
The southwestern U.S. was scorched Sunday with temperatures peaking well above 100 degrees from southern California into Texas. Elsewhere, severe storms featuring funnel clouds, damaging winds and large hail hit the East Coast from Virginia to Massachusetts. Eight people were injured in Readington, N.J., when high winds hit a hot air balloon festival.
