Tuesday, May 8 and Wednesday, May 9

Inclement weather will target the South and East following along a cold front, while high pressure builds behind it in the Plains. This cold front will act as a trigger for shower and thunderstorm development along the South and East Coast starting today and into tomorrow. Southern Texas is likely to get the worst of the severe weather today as ample surface moisture and 40-60 kt surface-500 mb bulk shear along this cold front puts them under a severe thunderstorm watch until 7 PM CDT. However, the upside to this is the heavy rainfall associated with these storms will aid to the persistent drought conditions in Texas. The following graphic depicts the amount of rainfall expected by Wednesday at midnight along this cold front that tracks from the Northeast to the across the southern states along the Gulf.

After thunderstorms have moved through Central Illinois for the past several days, we will be seeing some sunshine the next two days. However, with the sunshine we will also have a slight cool down. Tuesday we can expect a high near 74°F after a morning low of 53 °F. Winds will be from the WNW at 6-14 mph with mostly sunny to sunny skies throughout the day. On Wednesday, the high should be a little cooler near 68 °F with a cooler morning low of 47°F. Wind direction doesn’t vary much from the NNW at 5-14 mph and we won’t be seeing any rain with mostly sunny skies expected, so go enjoy some time outside!