Skies have been dry and temperatures have warmed following the early morning rain that come through southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Not every location had rain, but where the heaviest rain came down totals added up to just under half an inch.
Clouds were quick to clear mid to late morning leading to partly cloudy skies throughout the afternoon. The added sunshine gave temperatures a nice little boost into the mid and upper 70s, with a few locations even reaching 80 degrees. It's been several days since temperatures have been this warm.
A lake-enhanced cold front has already passed through the Stateline Thursday evening, noted by the wind shift to the northeast. There have been a few showers and isolated thunderstorms that have developed right along it, mainly south of I-80. With the front already to our south any precipitation chances locally remain limited through the evening. Skies will begin to clear as the sun sets and temperatures dip into the low 50s. Patchy fog may also be possible early Friday.
High pressure moving down the Great Lakes through the weekend will keep conditions mostly dry, but an isolated sprinkle/light shower or two can't be ruled out thanks to a very subtle upper-level disturbance moving through Wisconsin late Friday. It'll be a battle between the incoming moisture and dry air, but the highest precipitation chances appear to remain mostly to our west and northwest.
Scattered showers/sprinkles will be possible late Friday night into Saturday, but mostly dry conditions can be expected through Labor Day. Temperatures by the end of the weekend and start of next week will warm close to 80 degrees, closer to average.
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