National Weather Service officials issued a red flag warning in effect Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. for portions northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.
Minutes after sunrise, visitors arrive at the 31st Street Margaret T. Burroughs beach, in Chicago, as the warm temperatures continue, on April 12, 2023in effect Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. for portions of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.
Officials said southwest winds at 15 to 20 mph combined with low relative humidity and warm temperatures favor rapid spread of wildfires.A red flag signifies that swimming is prohibited at Columbia Beach on a cool and cloudy Labor Day on Sept. 5, 2022, in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. The warning is for portions of these Illinois counties: Ogle, Lake, Lee, Newton, DeKalb, Jasper, Kane, Cook, LaSalle, Benton, Kendall, Grundy, Will, Kankakee, Livingston, Iroquois and Ford. In Indiana: Lake, Porter, Winnebago, Boone and McHenry counties.
Officials said a red flag warning means critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. Temperatures were expected to reach 80 degrees with gusts up to 35 mph.Current conditions at Midway Airport were partly cloudy at 68 degrees, and at O’Hare International Airport it was the same at 67 degrees.
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