Chicago: The final day of intense heat. Humid, peak heat indexes: 104-108 (degrees). (Dew points: Mid 70s). Sun through puffy clouds, gusty SW winds. Scattered gusty t-storms in 20% of the area. But, more numerous (80%+ coverage) later today/tonight, possibly severe. Storms may occur repetitively locally leading to heavy rainfalls.
HIGH: 95
LOW: 71
EXCESSIVE HEAT; SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES?
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.
