Chicago: Hottest in six years. Generous sun, elevated humidities (dew points: mid to upper 60s). SW winds overcome lake cooling–90s reach area beaches. High clouds arrive p.m. Local 100(degrees) highs possible. Tonight: Warm, humid. Several storm clusters, especially north suburbs.
HIGH: 97
LOW: 73
AFTERNOON HEAT INDEXES: 98-105(degrees)
Note: Predicted high and low temperatures on the Tribune weather page are chronological–the “high” refers to the maximum reading expected during the day and the “low” is the minimum reading expected the following night.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
