Few storms possible this afternoon, low severe threat

Temperatures have been on the up and up, peaking in the upper 60s Monday afternoon. With Monday's 60° weather however came a rather robust southwesterly wind, gusting up to 35 mph at times. 

It's because of this warm wind that temperatures are starting out much more comfortable this morning, with most sitting in the low to mid 50s.

Winds remain gusty out of the southwest as our next cold front approaches from the west. This will allow highs to creep closer to the 70° mark. Unlike Monday however, this potent cold front will also generate enough lift in our atmosphere for a few showers and thunderstorms to develop. 
   

This would be during the mid to late afternoon hours, with severe potential remaining low. With that being said, one or two of these storms could become strong enough to become severe warned. 

If that were to be the case, strong winds and large hail would be the biggest concerns. The Storm Prediction Center does have areas east of Janesville, Freeport, Mount Morris, and Amboy under a level 1 Marginal Risk for severe weather. 

Post-cold front, our weather pattern briefly cools down for the middle of the work week. Temperatures overnight will fall into the low 30s, only peaking in the low 50s Wednesday afternoon. 

Despite the cooler trend in temperatures, Wednesday remains dry under partly cloudy skies! This dry stretch will carry on into Thursday, with highs ending up back in the low 60s!