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Weather Forecast: What's in Morton Grove Clouds?
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Morton Grove’s Weekend Planner
It looks like another weekend of dodging showers and t-storms. The best chances will be during the first half of Saturday, late Saturday afternoon and evening and into early Sunday morning and again during the evening.
Father’s Day will not be a wash-out by any means, with plenty of opportunities to treat Dad to some fun outdoor activities.
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Saturday: Partly to mostly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of occasional showers and t-storms from 3 a.m. to 10 a.m. 40 percent chance of scattered showers/t-storms from 2 p.m. and continuing into Sunday.
Rain Amounts: 0.25 to 0.75 inches
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Low temp: 68 degrees Fahrenheit
High temp: 80 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind: South to southeast winds at 10-20 with gusts 25 mph
Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of scattered showers/t-storms continuing through 7 a.m. and again from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Rain Amounts: 0.25 to 0.75 inches
Low temp: 66 degrees Fahrenheit
High temp: 82 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind: South at 10-20 mph
Monday: Partly to mostly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of scattered showers/t-storms from 12 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Rain Amounts: 0.40 to 0.80 inches
Low temp: 66 degrees Fahrenheit
High temp: 82 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind: South to southeast at 10-20 with gusts to 30 mph
Your Week Ahead: June 17 to June 24 in Morton Grove
There will be a few t-storm clusters at times as a frontal boundary remains in the area with the best chances of rain from Monday through Wednesday. There may be a break by the middle of the week, with more rain returning toward next weekend.
Temperature Trends: Temperatures will average near normal
Precipitation Trends: Rain will average above normal
Severe Weather Potential: T-storms will be scattered during this time with storms possibly becoming severe between Friday and Tuesday. There is the potential for some weather watches and possible warnings as storms may become organized.
Drought Potential: No drought is expected this summer
Flood Potential: There may be some issues with flooding due to several chances of rain during the upcoming week which may “train” over certain locations producing copious amounts of rain.
General Weather Discussion for the Week Ahead - A Traffic Jam
It seems like the same old weather pattern is locked in place with a frontal boundary providing the focus for shower and t-storm development over the next several days.
Think of it as a traffic jam in the upper atmosphere where the pattern is just stuck in place due to blocking features to our north, east and west. Any t-storm cluster that forms typically tracks around a heat dome and ends up in our neck of the woods with storm clusters rotating southeast toward the Ohio Valley.
While timing these t-storm clusters can be difficult, the weekend will not be a total wash-out. Much of Friday, for example, looks decent with the best the best chance of rain staying to our south over central and western Illinois.
Some of this activity though may drift northeast into our region later today or tonight. A few rounds of showers and t-storms can be expected though this weekend with many dry hours in between.
Perhaps the best chance of storms over the weekend will be focused during the morning hours of Saturday with heavy downpours and again by late Saturday into early Sunday.
As the front continues its journey to the north, temperatures will begin to warm up, beginning on Father’s Day where you may notice an increase in heat and humidity.
Temperatures in the 80s look likely through early next week with 90s most likely staying to our south. This is due to frequent rain chances and cloud cover keeping our temperatures down (closer to normal).
The front will continue to waver back and forth with a continued threat of storms from late Monday through Wednesday with perhaps some strong to severe t-storms at times until the front passes through which would be sometime on Wednesday.
This general pattern will be locked in place and should be the dominant pattern through the rest of the month. Additional rain chances will likely return either by the end of next week or by next weekend.
Can you say Groundhog Day?
Your Weekly Weather Fact:
Average rain during the entire month of June: 3.63 inches
Rain so far this month: 2.66 inches
Departure from normal: 0.84 inches above normal
