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Late season heat wave arrives this weekend, continuing into next week

By WGN-TV Tom Skilling Weather CenterBill SnyderTom Valle,

2024-08-24

Dangerous, record breaking heat continues through Saturday for the Southern Plains before gradually shifting northward into the Central Plains and Midwest later this weekend.

Hazardous heat outlook

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Saturday temperature snapshot

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Sunday temperature snapshot

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Monday temperature snapshot

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Tuesday temperature snapshot

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The dome of heat shifts east into the Midwest and likely to be capped across the Chicago area with the rain organizing jet stream north across portions of Minnesota and northern Wisconsin.

Forecast upper air set-up Tuesday afternoon

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Temperatures average well above normal the next 7 days before a cooler pattern takes shape as the beginning of Climatological Fall begins on September 1 ^st .

Forecast temperature anomaly through August 29 ^th

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Forecast temperature anomaly August 30 ^th through September 5 ^th

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Late season heat wave arrives this weekend, continuing into next week

Dangerous, record breaking heat continues through Saturday for the Southern Plains before gradually shifting northward into the Central Plains and Midwest later this weekend.

Hazardous heat outlook

Saturday temperature snapshot

Sunday temperature snapshot

Monday temperature snapshot

Tuesday temperature snapshot

The dome of heat shifts east into the Midwest and likely to be capped across the Chicago area with the rain organizing jet stream north across portions of Minnesota and northern Wisconsin.

Temperatures average well above normal the next 7 days before a cooler pattern takes shape as the beginning of Climatological Fall begins on September 1 st .

Forecast temperature anomaly through August 29 th

Forecast temperature anomaly August 30 th through September 5 th

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Temperatures average well above normal the next 7 days before a cooler pattern takes shape as the beginning of Climatological Fall begins on September 1 ^st .

Forecast temperature anomaly through August 29 ^th

Forecast temperature anomaly August 30 ^th through September 5 ^th