Winds increase Tuesday ahead of brief warm-up

 

As Meteorologist Joey Marino mentioned Monday morning, northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin will experience a few temperature swings this week, with the first arriving Tuesday. But the warm-up will also come with a rather gusty southwest wind, making it feel cooler thanks to the lack of sunshine.

Clouds will slowly move in Monday night ahead of a warm front that'll cross the Stateline Tuesday morning. This will turn winds to the southwest,

bringing temperatures close to 40 degrees. But the increase in temperature will also come with an increase in wind, at times gusting 35-40 mph. This is all due to an area of low pressure that'll move north of the region, into the Great Lakes Tuesday night. Southwest winds will increase ahead of a cold front that'll sweep across the Stateline Tuesday evening. Winds will then turn to the northwest behind the front, remaining gusty into Wednesday morning.

The front will bring with it only a small chance for precipitation mid-day before drying out Tuesday evening. A light mix of sprinkles/light rain, graupel (ice pellets) and/or flurries will be possible. But I anticipate very minimal impacts from this for the afternoon.

Temperatures will drop again Tuesday night down into the 20s, rising only into low 30s Wednesday afternoon. With a northwest breeze in the morning wind chills will fall into the single digits.