Weather Update for Chicagoland

It was a chilly start as June began for some areas in Chicagoland, with temperatures as low as the upper 30s during Sunday’s sunrise.

But that changed quickly.

We saw plenty of sun Sunday, though it was a bit hazy due to the Canadian wildfire smoke that’s being blown into our area by northerly winds.

Those winds gradually shifted to southeast, however, so temps reached the low 70s inland by Sunday afternoon, though it was closer to the mid-60s at the lakefront.

By Monday, winds will be out of the southwest and gusty, which will send temps into the mid-80s. Some areas of Chicagoland could then see temps close to 90 for what’s expected to be a hot, humid Tuesday (see more below).

Canadian Wildfire Smoke

There was no Air Quality Alert issued for the Chicagoland area as of late Sunday morning, which is good news, though skies could continue to be a bit hazy at times due to the Canadian wildfire smoke that’s been directed into the Chicago area since about Friday.

The NOAA-GOES-19 satellite image depicts the area of smoke in the lighter gray shading which nearly encompassed all of Minnesota and Iowa on Friday.