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Currently in Chicago — June 26, 2023: A few Monday showers but many dry hours too.

Plus, Mexico enters third week of "impossible" heat wave.

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Eric Holthaus & Tim McGill
June 25, 2023

The weather, currently.

A few Monday showers but many dry hours too.

Takeaways for Chicago's weather:

1. More Active Pattern This Week

2. Cool Start To Week Then Warming Up

3. Best Chance Of Rain Friday

More help with the drought this week in the form of some scattered showers and thunderstorms at times. A few showers early and late Monday with a thunderstorm also possible late in the day as highs hit the lower 70s. Mostly cloudy most of Monday. Clouds break for some sunshine on Tuesday and highs hit the middle 70s. Warming on Wednesday into the upper 70s with a mix of clouds and sun. Warming into the middle 80s on Thursday with mostly sunny skies and a chance for a spotty shower or thunderstorm. More clouds Friday and a better chance of some scattered showers and thunderstorms as highs hit the middle 80s.

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What you need to know, currently.

A heat wave centered on Mexico has entered its third week, with temperatures expected to continue setting new all-time records in both Mexico and the US.

The heat wave is worrying local officials due to its longevity, with an official in Nuevo Leon state calling it Mexico’s longest heat wave in at least 20 years.

Power grids in both Mexico and Texas have set new all-time records for electricity usage, as air conditioning has had to work 24-hours a day in millions of homes. Severe weather, thunderstorms, and tornadoes have been affecting regions of Colorado, Texas, and the Southeast US in recent days due to the “heat dome” effect.

Heat waves like this one — long-lasting and more intense than in all historical precedent — bear a strong fingerprint of fossil fuel-driven climate change. Like other remarkable heatwaves around the world in recent years, this heat wave would have been nearly impossible without the extra boost from global warming.

Don’t underestimate this heat if you’re experiencing it firsthand. Heat safety tips from Ready.gov are useful, and available in multiple languages.