Clouds and some wildfire smoke have returned to the skies over SE WI tonight and will stick around overnight. Lows fall into the 60s.
Easterly winds off Lake Michigan will help keep temperatures comfortable on Monday; highs lakeside will be in the mid and upper 70s, while inland areas will be in the low to mid 80s. Humidity will be a little lower compared to Sunday, but it will still be noticeable. Skies will be partly cloudy with some lingering haze, but haze will decrease by late in the day.
By Tuesday, we start tapping into a heat dome that is building across the plains. Lakeside it will still be a little cooler with highs in the 80s, but inland spots will top out around 90 Tuesday. There is a slight chance for a few showers to clip our northern counties, but most of us stay dry.
Wednesday and Thursday will be downright hot, possibly the hottest we have been all summer. Wednesday could remain a bit cooler by the lake, but it looks like most of the area will see highs in the 90s. Thursday confidence is high that even the lakeshore makes it into the 90s, with heat index values potentially over 100-degrees. Be prepared for a warm stretch!
A front will move through late Thursday into early Friday, bringing some relief from the heat as we end the week and move into the weekend.
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy, hazyLow: 66
Wind: NE 5-10 MPH
MONDAY: Partly cloudy and not as hot
High: 77 lakefront... 85 inland
Wind: E 5-15 MPH
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy, slight chance rain
High: 82 lakefront... 90 inland
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny, hot and humid
High: 90
THURSDAY: Mainly sunny, hot and humid
High: 95
FRIDAY: Partly cloudy, chance rain
High: 80
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