November-like chill to bring northern Illinois it's first freeze of the season

Get ready folks! The coolest air of the season thus far has arrived and it will likely result in our first freeze of the season in the nights ahead. 

Freeze warnings are currently in place across the Upper Great Plains as some are waking up the upper 20s. Temperatures locally are too warm for frost or freeze alerts, though chilly enough for a thicker coat as the day begins in the low 40s. 

Today is going to mark the first day since April 24, where highs will peak below 60 degrees. A cool northwesterly wind as well as a good deal of cloud cover will limit afternoon highs to the low 50s. This is what we typically feel in early November, not in the middle of October. Along with today's cloud cover will come the chance for an isolated shower, mainly along and east of I-39. That, as well as the cloud cover will linger into early Wednesday, with lows falling into the upper 30s.

Clouds move out for Tuesday, though a stronger and cool northerly wind will be in place. This will once again limit highs to the low 50s. The bigger headline however comes in Tuesday night into Wednesday as the Stateline's first freeze is likely. 

Temperatures into Wednesday are expected to rapidly fall into the upper 20s. For that, the National Weather Service has placed our western counties (Stephenson, Jo-Daviess, Savanna, and Carroll) under a Freeze Watch. If you have any sensitive plants, you may want to cover them or take them inside Tuesday evening before heading to bed. Temperatures Wednesday night will also be capable of reaching the freezing mark.