We had a nice little break from the wind Monday afternoon as temperatures warmed into the low to mid 60s. High pressure centered over the eastern Great Lakes kept areas to the east of Rockford slightly cooler, but thankfully the winds were not nearly as gusty as they were both Saturday and Sunday. Peak winds Saturday were close to 40 mph and just over 30 mph Sunday afternoon.
Unfortunately, the break from the wind is a short-lived one as gusts will pick back up again Tuesday. Winds will shift to the southeast tonight/early Tuesday before turning to the southwest ahead of a cold front early in the afternoon. While this will give temperatures a nice little boost into the mid-70s, gusts approaching 35 mph will be somewhat common during the afternoon.
There could even be a few stronger wind gusts as the cold front comes through. And those may occur with the showers/isolated thunderstorms themselves. However, our overall severe threat remains somewhat limited for the afternoon.
We'll see a few showers develop ahead of the front late morning and afternoon, quickly moving southeast by evening. Rainfall totals will remain under a few tenths of an inch.
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