Friday will see temperatures still trending upward, and by Saturday highs could approach 90 degrees in some locations, according to forecast models.
After another sizzling day on Sunday, temperatures should slowly start to trend downward, likely dropping back into the 70s by Wednesday.
The other big story in the coming days will be the threat of much-needed rain. Going into Tuesday, the city of Chicago had only seen 5.52 inches of precipitation so far this year, according to the NBC 5 Storm Team. That is less than half the city’s average amount of precipitation by May 18, with 12.68 inches normally falling by this time. Last year, the city saw an abnormally active stretch of weather, with 19.11 inches of precipitation falling by this date.