Merry Christmas!

It was unsually mild on Christmas Day across the Stateline with an afternoon high at the Rockford airport of 44 degrees.  The average high for December 25th is 31 degrees.  It was sunny all day, and it will be clear overnight.  A mild low temperature in the middle 20's is expected when the average low should be around 15 degrees.  A mild zonal flow of air will continue in this week between Christmas and New Years.  High temperatures are expected to reach the middle 40's on Monday under sunny skies.  A brisk southwesterly wind will blow at 15 to 25 mph on Monday afternoon.  On Monday night a pacific type of cold front will pass through the area.  Clouds will increase, and there is a slight chance of some light rain or snow showers.  Very little precipitation is expected because the air has very little moisture.  Tuesday will be partly sunny, and a little cooler with a high in the upper 30's. A re-enforcing cold front will drop in from the north Tuesday night, and it will be slightly cooler on Wednesday under partly cloudy skies.  More mild air will rush across the area on Thursday and Friday with more Pacific systems.  There is a light chance of light rain under mostly cloudy skies.  High temperatures from Thursday into next weekend will be near 40 degrees.  It should be a relatively mild dry New Years Eve on Saturday night.