Unsettled Week

The active weather pattern of late will continue through the week.  The week starts with a quasi-stationary front stretching from the Texas panhandle northeast across Oklahoma, southern Missouri, the extreme southern tip of Illinois, and on up the Ohio River into Pennsylvania.    The front will serve as a focal point for heavy rains and severe weather well to the southeast of the Stateline. Gulf moisture to the south of the front will ride up and over the front spreading clouds across northern Illinois tonight and Monday.  The front will make a slight northward push on Monday into Monday night, and scattered light rain showers will develop on Monday morning becoming more widespread toward evening.  The clouds, and an easterly breeze will keep temperatures in the 50's on Monday.  Monday night will be a rainy, breezy night with some thunderstorms thrown in for good measure.  None of those storms are expected to be severe in the Stateline area.  By Tuesday morning low pressure will be intensifying as it moves across northern Illinois heading off to the northeast.  More showers are expected on Tuesday as it pulls across Wisconsin, Lake Michigan and into northern lower Michigan.  Another low pressure storm center will develop over Arkansas on Wednesday continuing chances for more showers Wednesday, Wednesday night, and Thursday.   By Friday the weather will settle down as high pressure takes over giving the Stateline mostly sunny skies, and comfortable temperatures in the middle 60's.  The good weather will be short lived, however, with the threat of showers and thunderstorms returning on Friday night continuing into Saturday.