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Gorgeous couple days; unsettled Sunday

Heating up after a couple nice days

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High temperatures Friday
NOAA via pivotal weather

Get ready for two full days of abundant sunshine and temperatures well into the 60s even low 70s . Mother’s Day brings some unsettled weather with a few thunderstorms.

Two full days of sun!

We’ll see two of the nicest days of spring so far with average to slightly above average temperatures and abundant sunshine.

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High temperatures Friday
National Weather Service

Winds will be relatively light Friday but the breeze does pick up some Saturday from the southeast at 10-15 mph.

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Wind gusts Friday into Saturday
College of DuPage Weather

Unsettled stretch of weather starts Sunday

We cannot guarantee a dry day for moms on Sunday. There will be some showers and thunder around but not a total washout for anyone.

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Some showers and thunder are possible Sunday
NOAA via pivotal weather

It will be a little cooler with more clouds around as well.

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High temperatures Sunday
National Weather Service

Temperatures then continue to climb into next week. We’ll see 70s Monday and then 80s, with even a possible 90 by midweek. We could even be in record high-temperature territory. Below is an average of the computer models (blue line) along with the record high for the date (gray) and a high end forecast (orange: average of the models and the highest model numbers).

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Model forecast highs versus record highs next week
Sven Sundgaard

Some models predict we could be very close to those records Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We’ll also have a risk of strong to severe storms late Monday.