Overview

• A welcome two-day rainfall across Chicagoland ended a prolonged dry spell with the heaviest totals recorded east of Interstate 57, notably in Northwest Indiana.
• A Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect for southwestern Chicago following overnight rains that generated widespread patchy fog.
• Canadian wildfire smoke has drifted into the region, prompting an air quality alert that advises people with respiratory conditions to limit outdoor exertion.
• Skies are partly sunny today with high temperatures in the low 70s and tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the 50s.
• The weekend will start with plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures on Saturday before scattered showers and thunderstorms sweep in on Sunday.