Lingering Floods and a Warm Up

It's been a while since we've seen a beautiful view like this one!  We finally got some dry time, seeing partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures to start the weekend.  We keep these nice conditions for the evening, with temperatures in the low 70's.  However, there is a small disturbance out west that's moving towards us.

This disturbance is associated with a mid-level shortwave trough that's pushing eastward.  This has developed some light rain showers over in Iowa.  However, this system won't have a big impact on our area, only skimming the northwestern portion of the Stateline.  Jo Daviess, northwestern Carroll, and southern Wisconsin will get some quick rain showers this evening, but otherwise we stay dry.

Even though we're seeing a dry pattern this weekend, there are still a couple spots to be cautious of as flooding still remains.  These two areas are the Rock River in Byron, and the Pecatonica River in Shirland.  Both of these areas are still at Minor Flood Stage levels, so continue to be cautious if living near the river in these areas.

It will take some time before these areas get to see water levels below action stages.  The Rock River is not expected to see water levels below Action Stage until the end of next week.  It's currently at 12.5 feet, with the action stage being 10.5 feet.

As for the Pecatonica River out in Shirland, those river levels are currently at 12.4 feet, with their action stage being 11 feet.  By Tuesday afternoon, the water levels in this area should be back to normal, but continue to stay cautious until then as it'll be a slow decrease in water levels.



Another thing to keep in mind are the storm and rain chances that we have coming next week.  Chances for rain are coming up Monday night, Tuesday, and Thursday.  There is a chance that this could delay the time it takes for these two areas to see regular water levels again.  The biggest delay would be for Byron, as it's already going to take until the end of next week without including the extra rain, but still stay aware of this if living in Shirland.

Along with those storm chances next week, temperatures will be warming up quite a bit!  In fact, by the end of next week, we could be dealing with another heat wave as temperatures could climb into the 90's again.