Tuesday, January 31 and Wednesday, February 1

Most of the nation will remain dry for Tuesday, but a few showers will move over the South into the Southeast Tuesday into Wednesday with showers becoming more intense along the Gulf Coast. An upper level low sitting over the Northern Plains tracks to the East dropping some light now and wintry mix over the Great Lakes and will continue to target parts of the Northeast up until Wednesday morning. Temperatures over most of the nation are predicted to be at or above average for both tomorrow and Wednesday with some areas in the South reaching temperatures up to 20 degrees above normal for tomorrow. The graphic to the right shows the departures from normal temperatures throughout the nation and as you can see all of the nation’s highs appear to be at or above average for January 31.

After an unusually pleasant January day in Champaign-Urbana, with sunny skies and highs up into the 50s, we will see some clouds and rain move over us later in the day tomorrow. Although the chance of rain increases throughout the course of the day tomorrow most of the day will remain partly sunny. Temperatures will stay above average with a daytime high reaching up to 57°F with an early morning low of 40°F. Expect breezy conditions with a warm SW wind at 15-25mph and gusts reaching up to 40mph. For Wednesday, rain chances clear out, but the clouds don’t with mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies expected during the day and temperatures remaining warm with a high of 48°F, low of 34°F and a calm NW wind at 3-9mph.