Chicago: Turning windy, hot, more humid. Highest temperatures of June and of 2006 to date with some 30+ m.p.h. gusts by afternoon. Generous sunshine–only scattered puffy summertime cumulus clouds. Dew points (atmospheric moisture indicator): 66-70(degrees) (Gulf Coast levels). Scattered clouds, breezy, warm, humid at night.
HIGH: 93
LOW: 74
93 74
AFTERNOON HEAT INDEXES: 95-99(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.
