Stretch of Mild Weather Ends

After experiencing the 8th warmest December on record in Rockford, a reality check is well underway. Tonight's low will be near 8 degrees, some 6 degrees below average. Although this doesn't sound too bad, this will be the coldest we've been all winter.

In fact, today will likely go down as the first below average day we've seen since we were 9 degrees below average on December 10th. The cold will not last, however, as highs will be back into the 30s and lows in the 20s and 10s by Wednesday.