Chicago nears record-breaking temperatures with high of 80 degrees

The high temperature Tuesday is expected to be 80 degrees. The average high is 59 degrees, the National Weather Service said. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file)

Halloween is right around the corner but it will feel more like summer Tuesday with temperatures expected to reach 80 degrees.

The high is likely to fall just short of the Oct. 24 record of 83 degrees set in 1963, according to the National Weather Service.

“If temperatures overperform for today, there is a chance it could get close,” NWS meteorologist Zachary Yack told the Chicago Sun-Times.

The average high for this date is 59 degrees, Yack said.

Mainly dry conditions are expected through this evening, then periods of showers and a few thunderstorms are forecasted through an active week. Unseasonably mild temperatures are expected, but cooler temperatures will follow the active pattern this weekend. #ILwx #INwx pic.twitter.com/yBYOlzwW5o

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Temperatures are likely to remain mild for the rest of the week with highs in the lower 70s and upper 60s before beginning to drop early over the weekend.

“It's here for a while but unfortunately colder temperatures are on the horizon,” Yack said.

The Chicago area could see some light rain Tuesday evening with possible showers and a few thunderstorms for the rest of the week.