Lake-Effect clouds and showers today; More rain by the end of the week

North winds riding along a 30 mile stretch of lake plus warmer waters (60+ degree water temp.) brings lake-effect showers today. But with high pressure moving in and a fairly dry airmass in place, precipitation will be scatterred and light. With increased ridging and subsidence, the lake effect showers should turn off by late afternoon. However, the clouds will still linger until the winds finally diminish later on this evening.



Of increasing concern is the potential for a wet weekend and even a cooler start to the work week next week. We get a break from any wet weather later on tonight through Thursday, but Thursday night is when we can see some rain. High pressure takes over later tonight and for the next couple of days but there is an ever so slow moving low out to our west (in the Rockies) that is expected to makes its way here late Thursday/Friday. Once here, this low will bring rain lasting though the weekend. As far as temps. are concerned, Autumn has a pretty good grip on us for at least the next week. Highs will remain in the low to mid 50s for the week. Possibly even cooler temperatures early next week with forecasted highs in the upper 40s. This is the result of the buckling of the jet stream by weeks end forcing us in a northwest flow pattern.





Wednesday Decreasing clouds; becoming mostly sunny
High 56
Low 40

Thursday Sun to clouds; Rain late
High 55
Low 47

Friday Rain likely
High 55
Low 45

Saturday Rain likely
High 54
Low 45

Sunday Decreasing clouds; Clouds to sun
High 50
Low 35

Monday Partly Cloudy
High 48
Low 34

Tuesday Partly Cloudy
High 51
Low 38

Midweek rain ahead of a late week warmup

Much of the area enjoyed highs in the upper 60s/lower 70s yesterday (an official high of 69 degrees at O'Hare 3 degrees above normal). Today similar conditions expected with forecasted highs in the mid to upper 60s. I'm forecasting for a high of 67. Our normal for this time of year is 66 degrees. However, there is rain with isolated thundestorms on the way. The rain should make its way here sometime early this afternoon from south to north lasting through early Wednesday. Heaviest rainfall should be just south of the city where there is a greater amount of moisture in the atmosphere. The heaviest shoudld fall between 6pm CDT thru mindnight tonight. With a weak cold front to advance, temperatures are not expected to fall much. In fact Wednesday we should see highs around normal. A ridge out west will follow surging temperatures into the 70s. Friday we should see the warmest weather in October with temperatures in the mid 70s (10 degrees above normal).

Temps. rebound; Wet weather on the way

After a quiet week with temperatures only in the 60s, the high today reached 72 today and for the remainder of the week temperatures will range from the upper 60s to the lower 70s. The remnants of a strong storm system that dumped 10-20 inches of snow in the mountains of Colorado (currently in the plains) will give us showers and storms Tuesday and Wednesday. Ahead of this storm system, winds are out of the south providing us with pretty mild weather.