Tuesday forecast: Summer hanging on in Chicagoland, and it's not leaving soon

Summer keeps hanging on in Chicagoland, and there’s really no end in sight for at least the near future.

Tuesday’s high temperatures, at least inland, will climb to around 85 degrees, which is about 10 degrees above the normal high of 75 for Sept. 17.

Lakeside temps, however, will top out in the upper 70s due to an easterly breeze that will reach up to about 10 miles per hour.

Tuesday’s forecast also calls for low humidity and plenty of sunshine, so the high temps should at least feel pretty comfortable. That was the case as the sun came up, with temps ranging in the 50s and 60s and low dew points around Chicagoland.

That same pattern looks to continue through the rest of the week, with highs on Thursday and Friday reaching the upper 80s. Again, though, it’ll remain significantly cooler along the lake.

There’s a slight chance for rain in Friday’s forecast and a chance for storms on Sunday, as of now, but otherwise the dry pattern looks to continue.

The weekend forecast calls for mid-80s, making the first official day of fall on Sunday feel more like mid-July.