Beautiful Weather Ahead

We have had plenty of rainfall over the past 48 hours across the Stateline, but we are entering a very nice stretch of days as high pressure moves into the region from the west. The center of the high will be near the region on Sunday and Monday, which will keep our winds calm and temperatures cool in the low 70's.

The high will slide off to the east by Tuesday, and that means winds will circulate clockwise around it, which for the Stateline equates to southerly and southwesterly winds. Therefore, temperatures will be slightly warmer Tuesday through Saturday in the middle and upper 70's.

With the close proximity of the high, expect a mainly dry week ahead with plenty of sunshine for everyone. The high pressure will keep any rain and disturbances off to the west. The only chance for rain that I see over the next week or so comes on Thursday, but that chance is between 10% and 20% as I see it now.

It is not impossible for some areas to touch the 80-degree mark at some point this week, especially to the south of Rockford. So areas like Rochelle, Dixon, Sterling, and DeKalb have the best shot at seeing 80 degrees later in the week.