Isolated showers dot the skies along lake breeze Wednesday evening

 6:55pm Update: Radar shows an area of growing showers just to the south and southeast of downtown Rockford, moving very slowly to the south. These cells have grown in depth over the last 30 minutes and may soon be capable of producing some lightning. At the moment, they are producing some very heavy downpours.

A lake breeze noted moving inland off of Lake Michigan in southeast Wisconsin and northeast Illinois will continue to be the focus for very isolated showers over the next hour or two. Not much has developed locally other than a light shower/sprinkle over a portion of Boone and McHenry counties, and we likely won't see anything widespread through the evening. But don't be surprised if you notice a few drops of rain and you're east of Rockford.

The lake breeze will washout later this evening as skies begin to clear thanks to the loss of daytime heating. This will set the stage for a mostly clear night and temperatures falling into the low 60s.

Drier air moving in behind the lake breeze will cause our dew point temperatures to also dip into the low 60s. This drier air will limit the widespread dense fog potential, but I still do think we'll see patchy fog through the night. Skies will once again turn partly cloudy Thursday with a slightly better chance for a few scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening.