Hard Freeze for Many Sunday Morning

Freeze Warnings were in place late Saturday night and early Sunday morning in anticipation of temperatures falling into the mid 20's.  For many a hard freeze occurred, ending the growing season.


Skies cleared late Saturday evening as a ridge of high pressure moved into northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.  This allowed temperatures to quickly drop into the mid and upper 20's.  But if you look to the west, overnight lows fell into the low 20's in Galena.


Sunshine and a light breeze from the southwest Sunday helped warm temperatures into the mid 40's, still about ten degrees below average but a slight improvement over highs Friday and Saturday.

Highs on Saturday only warmed to 40 degrees, and into the low 40's on Friday.  Average highs for the end of October should be in the mid to upper 50's, making the start of the weekend feel more like the end of November.