Weather

Chicago will see some beautiful weather Friday into Saturday, but a small twist is expected for Sunday. 

Expect beautiful weather Friday afternoon with sunny skies and temperatures rising into the upper 70s and low 80s. 

Today's forecast includes clear skies and temperatures rising to the low to mid-80s across the Chicago area.

The rest of the week in Chicago, weather-wise, will be clear, but it doesn't rule out a small chance of rain or storms over the weekend.

Officials said the temperature got to 106 degrees.

The Death Valley tourist burned his feet walking barefoot on the popular Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, where temperatures exceeded 123 degrees F, park rangers said.

Hundreds of wildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada are spewing dense smoke that is being carried hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away.

Chicagoans can look forward to idyllic summer weather today, with temperatures across the city offering a comfortable start and a warm afternoon. 

This is your Wednesday Chicago forecast:

Monday’s scorching temperatures were yet another heat record broken in the past couple of years.