Seasonably cool weather will hang on for one more day. Sunny skies will allow temps to warm into the low 80s this afternoon but dew points are low and winds are calm and it will just overall be a truly delightful day. Because guess what?? The smoke is gone :) It is pushing off to the east as a huge ridge / heat dome replaces it over the central US. 

Things will start heating back up tomorrow and especially on Thursday as warm air builds into the region, originating to the south of us. I expect us to return to the 90s on Thursday with mid to upper 90s expected Thursday through next Monday or Tuesday. There is a slight chance of a t-storm on Saturday but otherwise it will be dry, sunny, hot, and HUMID. 

These late-summer heat waves always get us and this one is no different. The combo of monsoonal heat transport out of the southwest, corn sweat, and a warmed up Lake Michigan help make August the second warmest month of the year, warmer than June, even, despite the declining sun angle. (The sun’s strength in August is similar to late April/early May). 

Stay cool out there!!

Tl;dr - pleasant today, sunny, high 82F. Heat wave begins tomorrow - 90s over the weekend. Oppressively hot.

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