Things Will Settle Down Overnight

A massive storm system has moved northeast of the Great Lakes into Canada. The pressure gradient between the low and high pressure to the west has been very tight accounting for the strong winds across the area today from the west at 25 to 35 mph with gusts above 45 mph from time to time. The low will continue to move rapidly northeast tonight, and the gradient will quickly relax allowing the winds to die down this evening. After midnight the wind will be light and variable. Skies will be partly cloudy, and it will be colder with a low overnight near 37 degrees in Rockford. It will be a little colder to the north and west of Rockford with a chance of patchy frost after midnight. After a chilly start, Tuesday will turn out to be a very nice day with mostly sunny skies, light winds, and an afternoon high in the low 60's.  The next weather system to affect the Stateline will pull a warm front across the area early on Wednesday morning.  There is a slight chance of showers on Wednesday morning.  The winds will increase from the southwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 30 mph warming temperatures into the upper 60's.  Scattered thunderstorms will develop in the afternoon and continue on Wednesday night with a cool front slipping southward across the area.  The overnight low will be in the upper 40's.  The front will stall out just south of Interstate 80 by early Thursday morning as low pressure develops over Kansas and moves eastward along the front.  It will be cloudy and cool on Thursday with showers likely.  The high will be in the upper 50's.  Some thunderstorms may develop because of the front very close by just to our south, and a good flow of gulf moisture running up and over the front in advance of the approaching low pressure area from the west.    Showers will be likely on Thursday night, and a thunderstorm will be possible.  The system will be east of the area in Indiana by 6 am Friday.  It will remain mostly cloudy with a slight chance of a shower in the morning.  It will be a chilly day with a northeast breeze, and temperatures topping out only near 50 degrees.  High pressure will take control of Stateline weather by Saturday.  It will be cool with night time temperatures in the middle 30's, and daytime highs in the middle 50's.  Temperatures will moderate into the low 60's by next Monday under sunny skies.