Steady, widespread rain follows morning dense fog

For the second consecutive morning, dense fog alerts cover much of the central United States. Of course, that does include N. Illinois and S.Wisconsin.

Visibility up until the expiration of the advisory will likely be sitting at a 1/4 mile or less. Travel with caution if you're out and be aware that visibility will rapidly fluctuate between locations. We may also see some drizzle and mist as we await the arrival of the steadier, more widespread rain that is expected to move in during the afternoon.

Rain chances begin to ramp up shortly before the evening commute, remaining likely overnight into daybreak Friday morning. 

During the overnight hours, it's not out of the question with the amount of atmospheric moisture in place that the steady rain could feature a few heavy downpours. Some fog will likely develop as the main round of showers begins to taper off. 

Rainfall totals for most will land in the .5"-.75" range. While some of the rain will be absorbed by the current snow pack, melting will continue which could lead to more runoff as we jump into the weekend. 

Aside from a slim shower chance Saturday night into Sunday morning, much of the upcoming weekend will remain dry but cloudy. High temperatures will continue to peak in the upper 30s.