Overview

• Morning sunshine on Memorial Day gives way to a mostly cloudy afternoon but no rainfall is expected.
• Highs reached only the upper 60s to low 70s across Chicagoland, with cooler lakeside readings in the mid-60s and below.
• Chicagoland has recorded just one inch of precipitation in May, compared with an average of 4.5 inches, fueling abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions.
• Lake Michigan water temperatures briefly hit 60°F last weekend before dropping back into the mid-50s, remaining a cold hazard for swimmers.
• Forecasts call for continued cool conditions through Wednesday with increasing rain chances midweek followed by a warming trend toward seasonal averages by late week.