An air quality alert is in effect through Wednesday night for Chicago’s greater metropolitan area following a day of fireworks and grilling for the Fourth of July holiday.
The sun, muted from Canadian wildfire smoke, sets behind a water tower on Chicago's North Side, June 30, 2023.
An air quality alert was in effect through Wednesday night for Chicago’s greater metropolitan area following a day of fireworks and grilling for the Fourth of July holiday. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency declared an air pollution action day on Wednesday for the 13th time in 2023, after ozone and particulate levels registered as unhealthy for those with respiratory and pulmonary conditions. Residents in sensitive groups should limit prolonged outdoor activity, officials warned.
Officials said a 70% chance of scattered thunderstorms is possible Wednesday afternoon due to a cold front moving into the area and a few strong-to-severe storms are possible with damaging wind gusts. Warm and humid conditions are expected before the storms, National Weather Service officials said.World swelters to unofficial hottest day on record Monday then gets even hotter TuesdayTemperatures are expected to reach the upper 80s and low 90s with an afternoon heat index in the mid-90s.
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