Much Warmer Weather on the Way!

Canadian high pressure will slide across the area early Friday evening. Skies are clear, and will remain mostly clear overnight with the exception of a few passing mid and high level clouds during the mid evening hours. It will become mostly clear again after midnight. Winds have become light southeasterly early tonight, and twill become southerly and pick up to 10-20 mph late tonight as the high shifgts off to the east.  With the departing high off to the east on Saturday, and low pressure over southern Canada, winds will become quite brisk from the south, running 15 to 25 mph, with gusts to around 37 mph during the mid day hours. The relative humidity will be very low, and skies will be sunny, allowing for much warmer temperatures by afternoon.  The high on Saturday will be near 60 degrees. With southerly winds continuing on Saturday night at 10 to 15 mph, the temperature will not drop lower than the upper 30's overnight.  On Saturday night low pressure will develop over Texas, and move into Oklahoma by early Sunday.  A brisk southerly air flow from the Gulf of Mexico will develop, pumping moisture northward through the Mississippi Valley on Sunday.  Clouds will increase across northern Illinois, and scattered showers will be possible during the afternoon.  The low will move to near Kansas City by 6 pm, and the rain will be likely overnight.  The chances of rain showers will continue on Monday as the low continues to move across southeastern Minnesota  and Wisconsin.  It will be mostly sunny on Tuesday with a high in the upper 60's.  It could reach 70 degrees on Wednesday, but a cold front approaching front the northwest could scatter some showers and thunderstorms across the Stateline on Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night.  No cold air will folow in behind the front.