When could Rockford see its first 60-degree day?

Presidents' Day marked the 5th time this month and 11th time this winter that the Rockford Airport came in with a high at or above 50°.

National love your pet day will be no different, just a tad bit breezier. The combination of mixed sunshine along with today's southwest breeze will help highs peak in the low to mid 50s. In my opinion, a great afternoon to take your four-legged friend to the dog park or on an elongated walk. 

Skies remain partly cloudy overnight, with overnight lows dipping into the mid 30s. In a similar fashion to today, Wednesday's warmer start is going to provide a nice base for a warmer afternoon. 

Expect highs to creep closer to the 60° mark. Despite clouds gradually increasing throughout the day, our radar will stay quiet from start to finish. 

 

A cold front diving into the region my bring a shower chance late Wednesday night into Thursday. This will also bring a wind shift to round out the work week, with winds coming off of Lake Michigan.

Friday and Saturday feature highs in the 40s. But as we saw last week, this upcoming "cool down" won't last long as southerly to southwesterly flow aims to take control by the end of the weekend. 

This will allow another surge of warmth to take place, one that could potentially bring Rockford it's first 60°of the year and our first since November 14th. If you recall, our warmest high this year is 59° back on February 8th. On average, Rockford see it's first 60° day on March 10th. So if we do manage to hit 60° either tomorrow or next Monday, it would come a little bit ahead of schedule.