Overview

• Monday brings mostly sunny skies with highs near 90 degrees well inland and around 80 along the lakefront.
• Tuesday and Wednesday trend mostly sunny with seasonable upper 70s to lower 80s.
• Thursday features increasing clouds with a late-day shower chance, and Friday turns cooler in the mid-70s with rain at times.
• Weekend rain delivered locally beneficial totals, including about 1.33 inches in Highland Park, while the USDA Drought Monitor still shows broader drought downstate.
• Lake Michigan water remains relatively warm after an August peak near 77 degrees, raising the potential for fall lake-effect showers.