Next Chance for Rain

National Climatic Data Center

I've entertained some calls and comments from viewers who are concerned about the dry weather we've seen here across the Stateline. And these concerns are justified! We haven't seen measurable rain in Rockford since October 2nd when just 0.01" of rain fell. Although we did manage 0.15" of rain on the 1st of the month, October is thus-far running 1.38" below normal.

Although we do have a chance of rain in the forecast for the weekend, amounts will probably only be a few hundredth to (possibly) a few tenths of an inch. As the map on the left shows, the 8-14 day outlook for precipitation is for above average rainfall. This is good news, but it also means we've got over a week to wait for more significant rain.  --TS