Rain and Thunder Possible today

Through sunrise this morning, there were a few scattered showers and rumbles of thunder across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. While there is still the possibility for a few spotty and light showers this afternoon, rain will be a lot more likely by this evening.

A strong cold front will sweep across the area this evening, but ahead of that showers and even embedded storms will develop and move through. Storms will develop this afternoon across Iowa and will move across the Stateline around dinner time. The main threat in any showers or storms will be strong gusty winds along with occasional lightning.

The threat for rain doesn't last long, and will be out of the area before midnight tonight as dry air enters the area. This will help to clear skies tonight, but will make it chilly tomorrow morning with temperatures falling into the upper 20's!

Temperatures fall through the rest of the week, but on the north side of this system there are getting several inches of snow. With strong winds following this deepening low, there are blizzard warnings across the Northern Plains and western Minnesota with whiteout conditions possible.