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Abundant sunshine Friday; storms possible this weekend

High pressure will dominate the skies Friday

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Forecast high temperatures Friday
National Weather Service

We’ll have lots of sunshine with high temperatures ranging from the low 80s south to the 70s north. Thunderstorms will be possible overnight into early Saturday with spotty chances through the weekend.

Bright, warm, comfortable Friday

High pressure sitting over Minnesota will keep skies mainly clear and keep dew points in the comfortable 50s and even 40s north.

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Forecast dew points Friday
National Weather Service

Winds will also be very light, coming from the southeast at just 3-7 mph.

Thunderstorm chances return Friday night through the weekend

Warmer, more humid air streams back into Minnesota Friday night touching off some scattered showers and thunderstorms into early Saturday morning.

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Forecast precipitation 7 p.m. Friday through 1 a.m. Sunday
College of DuPage Weather

We could again have some storms late in the day Saturday as well as more spotty and isolated chances Sunday. It will become a bit steamy too Sunday into Monday with temps well into the 80s and perhaps near 90 for some. A cool front will touch off more possible storms late Monday and drop temperatures slightly next Tuesday.