Northern Illinois continues its escape from January’s brutal deep freeze

A cold front Saturday morning put a brief hold on our mild stretch, limiting afternoon highs to the upper 20s Saturday, then low 30s Sunday. 

 

 

  

That brief hold ends today as winds stay warm ahead of our next warm front/cold front. Despite clouds being a bit more widespread today, afternoon highs will end up back in the low 40s. There could be a sprinkle or two late tonight as said cold front pushes in from the west. Otherwise, we can expect cloud cover to decrease as we go into Tuesday afternoon, allowing highs peaking in the low 40s.  

Precipitation from midweek on remain quite low as a high pressure system glides and stall over the Great Lakes region. Forecast models keep this high stagnant from Thursday to Sunday, which limits the amount of moisture that reaches the Stateline. 

 

  

There's a slim chance with a disturbance Thursday and then again on Saturday. However, precipitation amounts are highest across portion of Missouri as well as the Tennessee Valley. High temperatures during this stretch briefly cool back into the mid 30s by Thursday afternoon, but should recover back into the low 40s by the weekend.