Brief Respite, Then More Heat On The Way For Illinois

ILLINOIS — A pleasant weekend is ahead before hot temperatures return for the work week once more. According to the National Weather Service, temps will be in the 80s all weekend, with sunny skies.

The weather service said a cold front will push through the area on Friday night, and Saturday will have a high of 80 degrees, and Sunday a high of 85.

Winds behind the cold front will create hazardous rip current conditions at beaches, the weather service said.

The heat will return with the start of the work week, as a high of 93 degrees is expected on Monday, and a high of 96 on Tuesday, according to the weather service forecast.

AccuWeather also called for hotter weather again and said the jet stream will move northward at the start of the work week, and "set the state for a new round of high heat and humidity."

Record-high temps could be challenged next week for a number of central U.S. cities, according to Accuweather.

The high temperatures this past week already broke some records, according to the weather service. O'Hare reached 98 degrees, which was the warmest temperature for Chicago since 2012. Midway Airport hit 100 degrees on back-to-back days, also for the first time since 2012, the weather service said.