Groundhog Day?

Well, if you live in northern Illinois, I imagine you woke up to rain this morning... and yesterday morning... and  the day before that... and even the day before that. Unfortunately, tomorrow looks to be the same.

Water Vapor Imagery From Last Night

This upper level low pressure system continues to spiral over the Great Lakes region and is bringing rain to the eastern half of the United States. For our area, showers will continue to be on and off until tomorrow night. The Rockford Airport received almost four and a half inches of rain from this system thus far. 

Enhanced Water Vapor Imagery

As another system builds from our west and northwest, it should give enough push to get this stubborn upper level low to move from our area. A brief warm up looks to come Thursday, but just as quick as it comes in, it is just as quick to leave. A cold front will move through the Midwest and give us chances for showers again Friday. Talk of lows into the upper 30s is starting to arise for Friday night and even the chance for frost.

The start of Fall is coming in with a bang. By late next week, cooler temperatures and rain showers should not be a stranger. So, get out those light jackets and warm up the chili, because Fall has officially fell.

~Meteorologist Heather Brinkmann