The overarching cool pattern we have seen lately will not be going anywhere even though the unofficial start of summer. High pressure will be in place across the Great Lakes and Northern Plains regions, keeping the warmer summer-like air mass displaced well to the South through much of the next week.
An early look at Memorial Day likely will feature high temperatures in the mid-60s with a slim chance for a few spotty showers. If we don't reach the 70-degree mark, it would be the coolest Memorial Day since 2013 in Rockford, when we had a high of 61°! On average, Memorial Day features high temperatures in the mid-70s. Another note: we have seen measurable rain 35% of Memorial Days since 1905 here in Rockford.
The pocket of cooler air will remain influenced by troughing across the Great Lakes region through the early part of next week. Eventually, that will pull away giving us a slow climb back near average highs toward the middle of next week. With troughing overhead, we will also see slim chances for rain Tuesday as well, but Wednesday looks drier and warmer. We may finally reach back to the low 70s by Wednesday, but that will still be below average.
If this continued cool pattern is making you wish for summer, just give it about a month! Average high temperatures will be in the 80s by mid-June, and peak toward the end of June with average highs in the mid-80s.
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