Chilly, fall-like air stays put into next week

Here we go folks. Our first taste of fall has arrived and it is leaving temperatures across the western Great Lakes 10 to as much as 15 degrees cooler than at this point Saturday morning! 

 

 

Most will wake up with temperatures in the low to mid 50s, with afternoon highs barely making it into the low 70s. Though we'll see a good deal of sun throughout the day, an organized and cool northwest wind will severely limit our warm up. 

A few shallow-topped clouds may grow into an isolated shower this afternoon and evening. Coverage of these showers will remain quite low, with most locations staying dry. Those who do end up seeing a shower may receive up to 0.1" of rain. Otherwise, we can expect any chance for a shower to decrease toward the late evening as the sun sets. Overnight, temperatures will get even cooler, landing in the upper 40s. 

Coolest air will settle over the area Monday, limiting some Stateline locales to the upper 60s. Rockford doesn't see this kind of chill isn't expected until early-October, but alas, we are getting a taste of it prior to the Labor Day weekend. Unfortunately for fall-lovers, this stretch of a fall-like chill is somewhat brief, as the cool pocket of air will warm closer to average by the end of the week. Wednesday and Thursday will see afternoon highs return to the low to mid 70s, then we are back near 80° by next weekend.