We've been talking about a changing pattern recently that will bring summer-like temperatures across the Stateline. An amplified ridge will build across the Midwest as an upper level trough digs across the west. This will put Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin under southwest flow aloft. This essentially transports a warm and moist air mass across the Midwest as temperatures build underneath the ridge.
Temperatures by Wednesday will climb into the upper 80's and will stay there through the weekend with this amplified ridge overhead. Friday even has a shot at 90° with a little more sunshine in the forecast that day. But not only hot, it will be humid too as dew point numbers climb into the 60's and even skirting near 70°.While it will be anywhere from 10-15° above average, it doesn't look like we will break any records. Friday will be the closest to the record of 93° which was set in 1937. The records for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were all set in the 1920's and 1930's.
The ridge is forecast to start breaking down next week, which will usher in a cooler air mass.
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