Thanksgiving Week... Above Average Temps!

A strong ridge of high pressure will remain nearly stationary for the next couple of days from New England southwest through Texas.  It will be mostly sunny and nice for this time of year on Sunday with a high in the upper 50's.  Light southerly winds will prevail.  On Tuesday a weak cool front will be dissipating as it moves in from the west.  Skies will be mostly cloudy, and there is a slight chance of some light rain showers northwest of Rockford during the day, and across the area during the evening through the overnight.  Clouds will limit afternoon temperatures to the middle 50's.  Low temperatures on Monday night will be in the low 40's.  Skies will start out partly cloudy on Tuesday morning, but with drier air spreading into the area from the central plains, skies will become mostly sunny during the afternoon.  The afternoon high Tuesday will be around 57 degrees.  A sprawling high pressure area, originally of Pacific origin, will be sitting over southern Missouri early on Wednesday.  High temperatures have the potential of hitting 60 degrees on Wednesday afternoon.  The high will shift eastward to West Virginia by daybreak on Thanksgiving Day.  A fairly brisk southwesterly wind will set up across the area, and once again the temperature has the potential of reaching or topping 60 degrees.  A cool front will sweep across the area on Thursday night.  Friday will be mostly sunny and cooler with a high in the upper 40's.