Dense Fog Over Chicago Until Tuesday Morning: Weather Service

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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Heavy fog has settled over Chicago Tuesday morning in advance of steady rain throughout the week.

The weather service first issued Monday night a Hazardous Weather Outlook, warning of an elevated fog risk for counties in North and Northeast Illinois as well as Northwest Indiana.

Attention Morning Commuters...While recent mornings have had fog, this morning brings thicker dense fog over a larger region. Fog will continue til 8-10 a.m., especially in the dark gray shaded areas on this map where a Dense Fog Advisory is in effect. Be safe! #ILwx #INwx pic.twitter.com/EHGoNRNbn6

— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) June 18, 2019

The fog should abate by 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, the weather service said, followed by sunny skies and a high of 75 degrees. A long bout of rain is then expected to begin Wednesday and last until the end of the week, as temperatures rise as high as 80 degrees during the day and fall to the mid-50s at night.

Rain chances spread areawide on Wed, with the higher potential during the afternoon into the night. Wed will see cooler temperatures by afternoon as clouds thicken. The rain departs early Thursday before an unsettled, albeit warmer pattern returns for the weekend. #ILwx #INwx pic.twitter.com/vc7qq6WaEt

— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) June 18, 2019

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