Friday, December 19, 2025

Gradual warming overnight ahead of next cold front

 It was a bitterly cold start to the day in the Stateline with morning lows in the single digits area-wide following the pair of cold fronts Thursday. Wind chills in the morning were closer to -5 or -10 for much of the morning. Even though we had abundant sunshine, we only rebounded to the teens Friday afternoon.

Cloud cover along with an increasing South wind will be responsible for an overnight warm-up. Temperatures are set to rise through the night, eventually pushing the upper 20s by sunrise! Wind chills will remain in the teens for much of the night as the winds pick up, however.

Another cold front will arrive early in the day Saturday, bringing a slim chance for a couple spotty flurries or light wintry mix. The bulk of these will be focused North of Rockford in Southern Wisconsin, but a narrow window of a stray flurry may be possible between 9AM-12PM. Sunshine will then follow for the afternoon, but winds will remain breezy from the Northwest.

Afternoon highs will reach the upper 30s for most Saturday, but Saturday night will see temperatures dip back to the teens with another round of arctic high pressure. Sunday will be another chilly one with afternoon highs only back in the 20s. The warming trend then sets in for the rest of the week, pushing highs into the 40s by Tuesday! Christmas Day looks to be another warm one, with afternoon highs pushing into the 50s!

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