melissa_magee's Blog

Skies will become mostly cloudy tonight, in advance of our incoming storm system. For the majority of the day, the weather has been calm, with an afternoon full of sunshine. As we head into tonight, changes are on the way. A cold front sweeping through the Great Lakes and the Ohio Valley will continue to march into our region. Showers and thunderstorms are likely to break out from a west to east fashion.

The western suburbs could find a few showers this evening, however, the showers and thunderstorms will become more numerous overnight tonight into Wednesday morning. The overnight low in Midtown will fall near 70 degrees, while the suburbs will range from 65-70.

Wednesday morning's commute could be a little tough, as the area of low pressure continues to swing through the area. As the cold front connects with an unstable air mass, you could find locally heavy rainfall. The front should start to make eastward progress by the afternoon, taking the wet weather out into the Atlantic. Gradual clearing will take place behind the front by the afternoon. The showers should start to taper off late in the day and into the night, as high pressure settles in. The Highs Wednesday will be in lower 80s for Midtown, while the suburbs will find temperatures between 78-84 degrees.

Thursday should be mainly dry across the region. Daytime highs will be in the mid to upper 80s and slightly cooler along the coast. There is a slight chance of finding a thunderstorm Thursday afternoon, but I think most areas will stay rain free. The pattern becomes a bit more unsettled toward the latter half of the week and into the weekend. A trough of low pressure will continue to bring down weak disturbances from Canada that will pivot through the region. This will create the set up for widely scattered showers Friday through the weekend. Daytime Highs will also fall near or below normal.