From 12PM to 6PM today, all of northern Illinois will be under a RED FLAG WARNING. The combination of a strong southerly wind, low relative humidity, and temperatures in the upper 60s will make for a very favorable environment for wildfires to spread. Avoid any plans to burn this afternoon.
That warm southerly wind will also play a huge role into today's record warmth as temperatures are expected to soar well into the 60s.
Our forecast high of 69° will completely obliterate today's record high of 62° from 2000. Winds tonight won't be as strong but remain warm out of the south as a warm front lifts through.
With that warm front could come the opportunity for an isolated shower, possibly an isolated thunderstorm into early Tuesday. Another Rockford record is likely to fall overnight as low temperatures only look to fall into the upper 40s. °.
Tuesday features a similar unseasonably warm afternoon as highs will once again peak in the upper 60s, close to the 70° mark .
To put into perspective how warm this stretch will be, our all-time record high for February is 70° set on February 25th, 2000 and then again on February 22nd, 2017. Either today or tomorrow has a decent opportunity to tie that historic mark.
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