Dry Weather Continues, Windy Afternoon

Good morning Stateline! What a beautiful start to the season of Fall here in the Stateline. Humidity wasn't a problem, there was plenty of sunshine, and our highs climbed into the upper 70s. Now, if you weren't able to enjoy the sunshine yesterday, you will have another chance to do that today. Our Tuesday will kick off with fall-like temperatures and a bit of cloud cover. You won't need the rain gear today, but a light jacket might be needed for that morning chill.

As the day progresses, these morning clouds will give way to partly sunny skies, but windy conditions for the rest of Tuesday. The source of our windy afternoon comes from the surface high pressure system that gave us sunshine yesterday, and the cold frontal boundary that will be pushing through later tonight. With these two systems being so close to one another, they cause a tight pressure gradient at the surface. The tighter the pressure gradient, the stronger your wind gusts will be. For this afternoon, we can expect warm southwesterly winds that could occasionally gust to around 30 mph at times. So hold onto your hats everyone. The warmer winds will boost our temperatures to the upper 70s, and a few spots may get to 80 degrees. The humidity will be on the rise again, but not to the levels we saw over the weekend.

Farther our west, the cold front specified above will bring severe weather to portions of the Upper Midwest and Midwest. That is why portions of Iowa and Minnesota are under an Enhance Risk (category 3 of 5) for severe weather. For us here in the Stateline, the severe risk seems to remain on the low side. The Storm Prediction Center has left most if not all of the viewing area under the general thunderstorm (non-severe) risk category.

The first half of our night will remain dry as the cold front approaches. However, clouds will be on the increase overnight tonight before shower and thunderstorm chances kick off a few hours before the morning commute. As this cold front pushes through, we may see a few brief downpours, but nothing too substantial. Conditions will dry out after the front has fully progressed through our area. Temperatures will only climb into the low 70s. Fall-like weather will continue into the second half of the work week. We’ll see more sunshine, very low humidity, and much cooler temperatures. And when we say cool, we mean cool. Highs on Thursday are only set to rise to the upper 60s.