Some clearing occurred overnight, setting the stage for some patchy fog ahead of Thursday's morning commute. The highest travel impacts remains south of I-80, though visibility locally could sporadically drop to a mile or less in spots. So, give yourself a bit of extra time for your morning travels.
Today will be another mostly cloudy day as yet another weak disturbance pivots around the parent upper level low to our north. Along with the cloud cover comes a low chance for isolated sprinkles and showers during the afternoon. Temperatures will finally jump back into the low
70s.
Friday's story is very similar, just a bit warmer and a day that features a more organized breeze. This will leave afternoon highs in the upper 70s. Towards the late afternoon-evening hours, our focus will then be with a disturbance sliding in from the north. Models show a batch of showers and storms developing along this
disturbance as it slides southward through Milwaukee, and Chicago.
One or two of these storms could take on severe characteristics which is why the Storm Prediction Center has placed the eastern half of the Stateline (areas east of Monroe, Freeport, and Amboy) under a level 1 Marginal Risk. The biggest concerns will be strong winds and hail up to quarter size.
High pressure building in will make for a pleasant and dry weekend. Highs will slowly rise above late-May standards this weekend and stay that way into the first few days of June. And yes, we are talking about 80
° weather, something the Stateline hasn't seen since May 16th, a whopping 13 days ago!
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