...VERY HOT CONDITIONS TODAY WITH RECORD BREAKING TEMPERATURES LIKELY...
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING ANOTHER PUSH OF UNSEASONABLY HOT
AIR INTO THE AREA TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM THE MID TO UPPER 90S...LIKELY BREAKING RECORDS AT CHICAGO AND
ROCKFORD. THE AIRMASS WILL BE SOMEWHAT DRIER TODAY ALLOWING FOR
LOWER HUMIDITY LEVELS BY AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...HEAT INDEX
VALUES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 90S TO 100 DEGREES THIS
AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS LIKE THIS CAN CAUSE EXTRA STRESS ON THOSE PRONE TO HEAT
ILLNESS SUCH AS YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND THOSE WHO WORK
OUTDOORS OR IN HOT BUILDINGS. PETS MAY ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT
ILLNESS.
