The weather pattern is in the process of changing from mild to cold. The area of low pressure that caused generous January rains last night is over Lake Superior, and remains very intense at it slows it northeast movement. The strong circulation around the low associated with it's tight pressure gradient will cause very windy conditions across the Stateline for the next couple of days. A disturbance riding southeast out of the Dakotas may spread some patchy light snow into northern Illinois by daybreak. Light snow is likely Monday and Monday night before ending as flurries on Tuesday morning. Accumulations will be light... in the 1" to just less than ...2"range, but will be enough to make the roads slippery once again. It will be windy on Monday and Tuesday with westerly winds gradually becoming more northwesterly running between 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 or more. You will notice the cold with the strong winds and temperatures on Monday taking the wind chills down to the 5 to 10 above range. Actual temperatures will get colder as the week goes on so that by the end of the week highs will only be in the teens, and lows will be zero to 5 above.
There is a positive aspect here, though.... we will actually get to see some sunshine this week.
by Eric Nefstead
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