HIGH: 84
LOW: 64
* Morning sunshine fades a bit as clouds slowly build through the day.
* Seasonably warm with highs topping out in the lower and middle 80s.
* West winds 10-18 m.p.h. eliminate lake cooling.
* Widely scattered showers or thundershowers may develop in the afternoon or evening.
* Warm overnight with lows ranging from around 60 inland to near 70 degrees in downtown Chicago.
AUGUST 17 TEMPERATURES
Normal high/low: 82 (degrees) / 63 (degrees)
Record high: 98 (degrees) (1988)
Record low: 48 (degrees) (1976)
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