Rain chances to remain slim and isolated ahead of Friday's storm potential

Leftover moisture from Tuesday's rainfall has brought the opportunity for patchy dense fog. 

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY has been issues for all Stateline counties until 9AM. A few locales, including Rockford and Janesville, are starting the day with .5 mile visibility or less. If you are traveling this morning, use extra caution and be prepared for rapid fluctuations in visibility.

The rest of the day will be problem-free as an area of high pressure to the north keeps us mainly dry. Keyword being "mainly" as there still will be room for a passing shower or storm, though the expectation is for most to stay dry. Temperatures under partly cloudy skies will end up seasonable, and humidity won't be too terrible thanks to today's light wind out of the northwest. Thursday's forecast is very similar to today, starting with partly cloudy skies and ending with highs in the mid 80s.

From there, all eyes will be on a low pressure system and it's associated warm front for Friday. There's a lot of IFs with Friday's setup and IF all goes right in the atmosphere, this does have the potential to bring strong to severe storms to the area. What remains uncertain at the moment is the position of the low as well as the potential for morning storms.

 

 

IF we do see a round of showers and storms during the morning hours, that would lower the potential for an afternoon threat. In their latest round of severe outlooks, the Storm Prediction Center has areas west of Rockford under a level 1 Marginal Risk. Again, stay up to date with the forecast today and tomorrow as forecast models fine tune those details. Storm chances aim to extend into Saturday as the associated cold front sweeps through.