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Weekend Weather Forecast: What's in the Morton Grove Clouds

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Saturday: Partly to mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of isolated showers and t-storms from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. 
Rain Amounts: 0.10 to 0.30 inches. 
Low temp: 70 degrees Fahrenheit. 
High temp: 83 degrees Fahrenheit. 
Wind: West at 5-10 mph, shifting east after 12 p.m.

Sunday: Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of a few showers 1 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Rain Amounts: Less than a 0.25 of an inch.
Low temp: 62 degrees Fahrenheit. 
High temp: 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Wind: West at 5-10 mph, becoming northeast after 1 p.m.

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Monday: Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of a few showers and t-storms from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. Tuesday.
Rain Amounts: 0.10 to 0.50 inches.
Low temp: 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
High temp: 80 degrees Fahrenheit. 
Wind: South to southeast at 10-15 mph.

A front moving across the Upper Midwest will be responsible for a few showers and t-storms on Saturday with the front passing south of the region on Sunday. Looks like the best chance of rain will be to our south over the south and southwest suburbs.

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Your Week Ahead: June 3 to June 10 in Morton Grove

There will be a few t-storm clusters at times as a frontal boundary will be parked over the Upper Midwest. This will provide the focus for mainly hit and miss showers/t-storms.

Temperature Trends: Temperatures will average a little above normal.
Precipitation Trends: Rain will average closer to normal.
Severe Weather Potential: T-storms will be scattered during this time with a few t-storms possible becoming severe, especially by the middle of next week.
Drought Potential: No drought is expected this summer.
Flood Potential: There may be some minor issues with flooding as any t-storm that occurs could produce some heavy downpours.

General Weather Discussion for the Week Ahead

Looks like a nice day in progress with the best chance of rain passing to our north today over Michigan and Wisconsin. This is due to a warm front that has shifted north of the region over the last 12 hours. Since we are south of the front, the upper-air flow is from the south bringing up warmer and more humid air.

The front will shift a little farther south and remain in the general vicinity over the weekend through much of next week. Thunderstorm chances will remain scattered at best with the greatest risk of rain near and south of Interstate 80.

A large ridge of high pressure over the center of the country is steering storm clusters up and over the ridge. For example, if a cluster of storms develop across the Plains, they typically track through the north Plains, then turn the corner and begin to move to the east and southeast toward Wisconsin and northern Illinois. This “ring of fire” pattern can last for several weeks and is responsible for some of the t-storms that we received during the month of May. This is the type of pattern that will have to deal with and it is possible that some t-storms may end of becoming severe, but again will mostly be hit and miss.

There are signs that this pattern may begin to break down after June 10th with a return to slightly cooler and more stable weather conditions across the area.

Temperatures will average a little above normal during this time with the potential for slightly cooler temps if t-storms become more numerous.

Your Weekly Weather Fact:
The percent of possible sunshine in June is 67 percent.

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