Spring Temperatures Settling In

We got to wake up to a beautiful sunrise this morning, a great way to start off the work week.  That sunshine helped warm up the cooler temperatures from this morning pretty quickly, and will continue to do so as we head towards mid day.  More clouds will move in heading into the afternoon, but we'll still manage to hit the low 50's this afternoon!


You'll want to enjoy the morning sunshine while you can because the clouds moving in for the afternoon are part of a low pressure system out to the west, which will bring us chances for rainfall later today.

Once we get into the afternoon, we'll have chances for isolated, light rain out in Jo Daviess, Carroll, and Whiteside counties after 1pm, but otherwise the Stateline stays dry heading into the afternoon.  However, after 4pm, scattered showers will begin moving into the Stateline as that low pressure system closes in on our area.

Because of that low pressure center moving over the Stateline, some of these showers will be producing heavy rainfall.  The showers will last into the overnight, dying down as we head into early Tuesday morning.

 Once we get to around 7am Tuesday morning, that low pressure system will bring a cold front through our area, but any rain we do see will end up being isolated, and on the lighter side.  The front will move out around 10am, after which we stay dry while maintaining cloudy skies.  Despite the clouds, we'll still hit the mid 50's Tuesday afternoon.

However, once we get into Tuesday evening, this dry air inflow from the west will help to clear our skies, giving us a little sunshine before the sun goes down.

The main benefit of this dry air inflow will come on Wednesday, as it'll keep the skies clear and allow for lots of sunshine, bringing us near 60° during the afternoon, so you'll definitely want to plan some outdoor for Wednesday!

Afterwards we'll have a slight chance for rain heading into Thursday, but otherwise we stay dry for the rest of the work week, with chances for a wintry mix heading into the weekend.

Despite the rain chances, temperatures will stay in the 50's for most of the work week.  Enjoy the warmer weather!