As Meteorologist Kristin Cwynar discussed over the weekend, temperatures will be dropping as 2014 comes to an end. Other than a few flurries that may dot the skies Monday morning and afternoon, the weather looks relatively quiet. And with that quiet weather, comes the cold. While temperatures will fall into the teens, wind chills by Wednesday morning could be as cold as -10°. On the bright side, the cold won't stick around as winds begin to shift back around to the west and southwest. The mercury will climb back into the 20's for the beginning of 2015. Although the start of the New Year could come with a few flurries.
In terms of snow, we've really missed out during December and with little expected through the 31st, this month will end in a snow drought. Believe it or not, but we've only received a tenth of an inch of snow for the month. Compare this to the average 11.3" we're supposed to receive and it's been a pretty disappointing month for snow lovers. In fact, Las Vegas, NV could end up with more snow for the month than Rockford! Winter Storm Watches are in effect for Las Vegas for New
Year's Eve as a couple inches of snow could fall. That energy will then slide east out of the Rockies and move south of Illinois into the weekend. This storm track will be one to watch as a shift to the north could bring some wet or wintry weather for the weekend. As the old saying goes, the devil is in the details at this point and a southern storm track is a likely possibility which would mean we could all together miss out on any precipitation.
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