Rainy and Cool Next Couple of Days

High temperatures Monday afternoon warmed to 82 degrees in Rockford!  A whopping sixteen degrees above average!  With clearing skies Monday night, overnight lows will drop down into the low 50's.  Clouds will thicken up ahead of low pressure early Tuesday and this will lead to rain by Tuesday afternoon and evening over northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Low pressure will pull away from the Rockies overnight Monday, lifting northeast through southern and central Illinois Tuesday.  Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico will be pulled back north allowing rain showers to move in, beginning as early as Tuesday afternoon.  The rain may move in a little sooner for areas south and west of Rockford.


High levels of moisture in the atmosphere will allow for heavier downpours, especially late Tuesday evening.

Rainfall totals of one, to even two, inches of rain could fall during this time.  Most of the accumulating rain will be done by Wednesday morning, with drizzle lasting through Wednesday afternoon.  A persistent East wind, cloudy skies and periodic rain showers will hold temperatures in the low to mid 60's both Tuesday and Wednesday.