Sunshine and warmth continues, showers Thursday

In comparison to last week, the Stateline has seen significant improvements in its weather pattern. 

From multiple soaking rain chances to beautiful sun-filled skies and afternoon highs in the 60s.Wednesday is trending drier as guidance has come in a bit more south with the track of our next system. 

 

Most of the day will be spent under partly cloudy skies, with cloud cover gradually increasing during the late afternoon hours. This, along with a southerly to southeasterly wind will help bring highs up a few degrees, landing most in the upper 60s.  

Dry conditions are expected for the first half of the night. However, richer moisture will lifting north as low pressure slides into S. Illinois, allowing showers to more likely for areas along and east of I-39.

Thursday's second half features a better shot for areas west of the interstate to see scattered showers and possibly an isolated thunderstorm. Some will be able to pick up .25" of rain, though the highest rainfall will occur well to our south and east.

Highs Thursday will peak in the upper 50s, then right at the 60° mark for Friday. Friday's drier outlook does come with a rather blustery and cooler northwesterly wind. Winds Friday morning into Friday afternoon may gust up to 30-35 mph.  

 

As we've been hinting at, a ridge of high pressure aloft and a lifting warm front will help bring temperatures up significantly over the weekend. Highs Saturday look to peak near the 70° mark, with upper 70s in the works for Sunday. In even better news, it seems that this 70° stretch is set to carry on into the first few days of next week.