The summer heat will carry over into the month of October as temperatures are forecast to remain in the 80s through at least the weekend, if not early next week. Tuesday's high made it to 86 in Rockford, 16 degrees above the average high of 70.
The average high temperature for the first of October should sit right around 69 degrees, but it looks like we'll warm right back into the low 80s for the afternoon. There will be more cloud cover thanks to a slight increase in gulf moisture late Tuesday night and Wednesday. Unfortunately, this won't bring us any rainfall, but it will help filter out some of the sunshine for the afternoon. That moisture slowly shifts away from the region Thursday as temperatures climb back into the mid-80s, then upper 80s Friday and Saturday.
The bump in temperatures will also come with an increase in a southwest breeze, which at times could gust as high as 20-25 mph - especially Saturday afternoon. The dry and warm conditions, when combined with the breeze, could elevated the fire risk this weekend. This could become a concern as harvest is in full swing, elevating the crop fire risk Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Along with that, brush fires could also be an issue from any outdoor burning. Please use caution while harvesting, and it may be a good idea to limit any outdoor burning this weekend.
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