1:40pm Update: Temperatures have reached the middle 60's all thanks to strong south winds and some sun. Winds will continue to gust as high as 40 mph through this afternoon and evening as low pressure shifts into northwest Iowa.
A few isolated thunderstorms are likely to form in central Iowa ahead of a strong cold front. Those storms will form anywhere between now and 6pm. Strong to severe wind gusts and hail are possible but mainly west of the Mississippi River. Any storms that hold together later today and this evening could have an occasional 50 mph wind gust, but severe weather isn't expected in the Stateline.
Temperatures Sunday fell just shy of 60° in Rockford, but we could very well break the 60° mark this afternoon. Unfortunately, we've got a bit more cloud cover than what we had yesterday. This is all due to a very powerful low pressure system moving through the middle of the country bringing blizzard conditions to parts of North Dakota and spring-like weather to Iowa, Missouri and Illinois.
Ahead of low pressure in Nebraska, showers have been developing through Iowa back southward into Missouri and will continue to lift north into Minnesota through the morning and early afternoon. A few of the showers have had some embedded thunder, but nothing severe as of yet. Later today, thunderstorms in Iowa could produce small hail and stronger wind gusts ahead of a cold front that will clear the Stateline after 10pm tonight.
Most of this morning will remain dry, but cloudy. The probability for rain will increase across western Illinois between Noon and 3pm and then in north-central Illinois after 3pm. Severe weather isn't expected, but a few of the storms could have some wind gusts over 50 mph through the evening.
Do you think there is a possibility for a tornado
ReplyDeleteNot for us. Low is too far northwest and instability won't be very high.
ReplyDeleteThankyou very much. My family and I like your channel
Delete