Warmer than normal pattern across Midwest
Haze to ease in coming days as the densest wildfire smoke shifts northeast, away from northern Illinois.
Upper-level wildfire smoke continues
September sunshine above normal
THURSDAY’S HEAT: Temperatures peaked at 87 degrees a second straight day, equaling the warmest of the month so far. A few locations even topped the 90-degree mark while lake breezes cooled shoreline locations to the upper 70s…
Cooler air spilling into the Western U.S. while much of the Central U.S. enjoyed summerlike warmth Thursday.