Tuesday morning weather update

Skies were rather quick to turn mostly cloudy as we inched closer to sunrise. 

Wind flow coming off of Lake Michigan is the reason behind this morning's fresh batch of clouds. Expect it to slowly cave to more sunshine by midday as an area of high pressure moves overhead. 

 

Sunshine’s dominance along with a wind shift to the southeast should be enough to push afternoon highs back near the 50° mark. 

Thankfully, we can enjoy this afternoon's sunshine without gusty winds being involved. Mostly clear skies kick the night off, with a few clouds roaming in towards sunrise Wednesday morning. This, along with tonight's light southeasterly wind will leave lows temperatures in the mid 30s.

Clouds will further thicken up as our next system slides into the central plains. A spotty sprinkle or shower is possible Wednesday afternoon, with rain chances becoming more widespread overnight into the first half of Thursday. 

It does seem we will have enough moisture in play for a few heavy downpours. While this won‘t be a drought buster, most of us could end up with between a quarter and a half inch of rain. Ridging aloft will bring sunshine back into the equation to round out the work week. Afternoon highs will reach the low 50s Thursday, then inch closer to the 60° mark Friday and over the weekend.