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Dry, Sunny Week Ahead; Temps In The 80s For Illinois

​The first half of the workweek looks to have no chance of rain, but there could be some showers and thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday.

ILLINOIS — Another warm, mostly dry week is expected for the Chicago, according to the National Weather Service forecast. Temperatures all week will be in the 80s, with sunny and dry weather in the forecast.

Monday will have a high of 87 and Tuesday a high of 84, according to the weather service forecast. Both days will be breezy with gusts as high as 25 mph on Monday and 15 mph on Tuesday.

The weather service said on its Twitter that a northerly wind will turn temperatures slightly cooler, but it also causes a risk for rip current on Lake Michigan beaches on both Monday and Tuesday.

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Wednesday has a high of 83 degrees, followed by a high of 86 on both Thursday and Friday, according to the weather service forecast.

The first half of the work week looks to have no chance of rain, but there could be some showers and thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday.

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The weather service said nights will be crisp and refreshing, and nightly temperatures will be in the high 50s and 60s.

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