- Credibility:
DOWNTOWN — The city could be facing a rainy Fourth of July this year.
It will still be warm, though, so don’t worry — the barbecue will go on. High temperatures are expected to hit the mid-80s to low 90s, though it will feel as warm as 103 degrees, said Amy Seeley, a National Weather Service meteorologist.
The normal temperature for Fourth of July in Chicago is 84 degrees, and the record is 102 degrees.
There will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning and afternoon, and the skies are expected to be mostly cloudy, Seeley said.
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A one-day break from the humidity for northern IL & northwest IN will be provided by Mother Nature today. Moisture returns Tuesday as do p.m. thunderstorm chances. As temperatures inch up into the holiday, heat risk concerns return too. #ILwx #INwxhttps://t.co/0Pq2b87TRE pic.twitter.com/zog4hfGhTu
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) July 2, 2018
