The recent dry spell we've had the past couple of weeks will soon be coming to an end later today/tonight. A cold front currently in northwest Iowa will edge closer to the Great Lakes later today. A line of showers and storms have been ongoing this morning and will continue to move east and reach the Rockford region later this afternoon. The front will then stall tonight and Wednesday keeping the threat for rain during that time frame. While this will more than likely not be a continuous event, any storms that do move through will have the threat of bringing heavy rainfall. The image to the left is from the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center and shows a two day rainfall total. While the heaviest of the rain may very well stay to the southwest it's not out of the question that we could end up with two inches in some locations by the time Thursday night rolls around. Since it has been relatively dry, the ground should be able to soak in a decent amount of rain before worrying too much about flooding.
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