Enjoy the 70s while you can – 90s returns next week

Remaining Comfortable:

It’s been an impressively comfortable second half of June across northern Illinois, with temperatures running below typical early-summer levels.

We’ve seen a steady run of cool afternoons and low humidity, making it feel more like late spring at times than early summer. In fact, yesterday marked the 12th day this month where afternoon highs didn’t even make it to the 80-degree mark.

For those, like me, who love this kind of comfortable weather, the good news is it sticks around for a few more days before true summer kicks in. Today will feature more of the same, with afternoon highs in the upper 70s under a partly cloudy sky.

Rain chances stay low as the recent storm system pulls away, and with a light breeze out of the west and northwest, humidity levels will remain in check. Conditions stay cool and comfortable overnight into Friday, with lows dropping into the upper 50s…

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