Warm, breezy weekend ahead

Dense fog has been more of an issue for morning commuters west of the Mississippi River, hence the dense fog advisories. Locally, fog potential has been low thanks to the cloud cover in place.

I would still keep an eye out for patchy fog as we head into the mid-morning hours. From there, cloudy skies will give way to a few peeks of afternoon sun as an area of high pressure slides to our south. Cloud cover, along with a light northwesterly wind, will limit afternoon highs to the low 50s. 

At the same time, winds will shift to the southeast, allowing an influx in moisture to occur. This will help turn skies mostly cloudy into Saturday morning, leaving overnight lows in the upper 30s. 

Similar to today, cloud cover will stay put for most of the day, though an increasing southeast wind will leave afternoon highs in the upper 50s. A weak cold front then enters the equation Saturday night, adding in the chance for a shower or two. 

This cold front stays to our west Sunday, leaving flow out of the south and southwest. These warmer winds will help bring afternoon highs back into the upper 50s, close to the 60° mark. 

 

 

 

Models have been hinting at a stronger storm system arriving next week, one that could bring our first true cold snap of the season as well as our first flakes of the season. Typically, Rockford sees it's first trace of snow around the Halloween time frame, then our first 0.10" around November 20th.