Weekend Warm-Up: 90 Degrees Possible Memorial Day In Illinois

CHICAGO — More than a week after the greater Chicago area got its first taste of summer, the Memorial Day weekend will usher in more sunshine and warmth in the unofficial start to the upcoming season.

The National Weather Service is predicting that temperatures will heat up dramatically starting on Sunday when the warmth moves back into the region. After a pleasant start to the long holiday weekend with an abundance of sunshine and temperatures in the mid-70s, Sunday will see highs in the upper 80s.

In between, forecasters predict that the region could see a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms in the overnight hours of Saturday into Sunday. Forecasters are only calling for about a 20 percent chance of rain before Sunday produces more sunshine.

Sunday’s highs will reach into the mid-to-upper 80s with winds gusting as high as 35 mph., forecasters predict.

Monday’s Memorial Day holiday will bring the weekend’s warmest air, as forecasters are predicting the region could see temperature readings pushing 90 degrees with breezy conditions. Overnight lows will remain in the low 70s, forecasters say, before the sun returns on Tuesday with highs near 87.

The next best chance of rain will come Tuesday into Wednesday, when temperatures are expected to remain in the 80s for the start of June.