Chicago’s Heatwave Is Ending — But Weekend Will Still Be Hot And Stormy

CHICAGO — The worst of this week’s heat seems to have passed in Chicago — but it will still remain dangerously warm for several days.

The city has been in the grips of a days-long heat wave that, at its worst, saw Chicago feel as hot as about 108 degrees Tuesday afternoon, said Lee Carlaw, a National Weather Service meteorologist. The weather agency issued an extreme heat warning, encouraging people to stay inside if possible and take safety precautions if they needed to venture outside.

Despite the high temperatures, the city did not break any weather records during the heatwave, Carlaw said.

The heat warning continues through Thursday, when it will feel like it’s about 100 degrees outside, Carlaw said.

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“Then as we work our way through Friday into the weekend, it’ll still be warm, but the worst of the heat and humidity is going to start shifting off toward the south and east,” Carlaw said.

The change will “take the edge off the worst conditions,” but it’ll remain hot, with Friday seeing a high temperature of about 90 degrees while it could feel closer to 100 degrees in some parts of Chicago, Carlaw said.

Temperatures will fall slightly Saturday and Sunday, with expected highs in the mid- to upper 80s while it’ll feel 5 to 10 degrees warmer, Carlaw said.

There are also chances for storms and rain Friday through Sunday, though they will be scattered with long periods of dry weather, Carlaw said.