National Weather Service officials are expecting patchy smoke from Canadian wildfires to move into the Chicago area Friday and a chance of showers and thunderstorms storms.

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Today: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Tonight: Patchy smoke before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 44.