More Sunshine Today, Rain the Next Few Days!

Good Morning Stateline! Today will feature somewhat of a repeat of yesterday. Yesterday, we got to experience what a beautiful Spring day is like with temperatures in the low 70's and lots of sunshine. The only exception to today would be, temperatures will be slightly cooler today after a cold front came through earlier this morning. Other than that, it's going to be another beautiful day across the Stateline with abundant sunshine and breezy conditions.

 

Winds will occasionally gust up to 25 mph at times this afternoon with highs topping out in the low 60's. Now, this is the time of year where a lot of yard work is getting done, but in the dry and breezy environment, a fire can start up and spread rapidly. Enjoy the sunshine while it last because we won't see it again until later on this week. A strong low pressure system will come in from the west and bring in much cooler and wetter conditions to the Stateline. 

Here is what to expect during the next few days. We will start off with a wintry mix tomorrow morning as temperatures look to start out just above the freezing mark. Now with how warm we have been the past few days, we don't expect anything to stick to the roads. Then as temperatures warm up, we will see it fully transition to rain by the afternoon.

The cold front associated with this low pressure system will truck through the region during the day on Thursday. This cold front will heighten the chances for a thunderstorm or two especially during the afternoon and evening.

In fact, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) down in Norman, OK has placed a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) for severe weather on Thursday. Heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts will accompany any severe thunderstorm as the cold front pushes through the region. A higher severe weather risk will be down to our southeast and south of Chicago.

As we continue into our Friday, rain will begin to taper off to a few scattered showers. Everything should taper off just in time for the weekend. Saturday and Sunday will be the next time we have an opportunity to see some sunshine with temperatures slowly warming back into the low 50's!