Finally... a strong Canadian front moved across the area. Temperatures were cooler this afternoon than recnt days, but this was not a major cool down. The high temperatures this afternoon were in the low 80's. The aspect of the weather that was really noticable was the lower humidity. Dew points have dropped from the low 70's to the middle 50's. Wow! That made for a much more comfortable afternoon with a brisk westerly wind gusting above 20 mph. The winds have died down tonight to 5 to 10 miles an hour. Skies are clear, and temperatures will bottom out near 60 degrees in Rockford. In fact, there is potential for a drop into the upper 50's across rural areas of north central Illinois. High pressure moving toward our area from the northern plains tomorrow will continue to pump Canadian air into the Stateline. Look for sunny skies on Monday along with high temperatures close to seasonal averages, around 80 degrees. On Monday night it looks like all of the area will see temperatures drop down into the upper 50's. A disturbance over the central plains could bring some scattered showers, and possibly and isolated thunderstorm to the area on Tuesday.
Temperatures should top out in the low to middle 80's for the rest of the week.
By Meteorologist
Eric Nefstead
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