Heat dome builds across Chicago for hot Father's Day
CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the 5 p.m. forecast for Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the 5 p.m. forecast for Saturday, June 15, 2024.
Doctors say that any time the weather spikes, they are sure to see an uptick in patients at area hospitals.
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In Chicago, 83 degrees and sunny sounds pretty good for a summer day, but is highly unusual for fall. Those were the record-tying conditions for Tuesday. CBS 2's Noel Brennan drew the short straw and spent his day at the beach.
Some even braved the dangerous temperatures Thursday night to catch some live music outside.
"Most of their belongings are outside, and so folks don't want to leave their belongings behind, and … they're pretty firm that they don't wanna lose the things that have been given to them," Pastor Eric Worringer said.
The intense heat kept many people indoors on Wednesday, and might have started a fire in the north suburbs.
The scorching temperatures on Wednesday kept many indoors with air conditioning. That was except for CBS 2's Sabrina Franza who spent the day outside.
This is just the beginning of a heat wave over the next few days.
