Clouds to increase late this week as Hurricane Francine travels across the Midwest

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Wednesday is shaping up to be another great day across the stateline as highs jump into the mid-80s with plenty of sunshine. The only hiccup is that wild fire smoke will make our sky a bit hazy this afternoon and evening, but the smoke will stay in the upper atmosphere meaning there isn’t any health related issues to contend with.

Overnight tonight, we will have clear skies with lows in the mid-50s.

Thursday will be a bit warmer as highs raise into the upper 80s with ample sunshine.

The forecast becomes a bit murky heading into Friday as Hurricane Francine travels into the Midwest. The exact path still is not certain as high pressure over the great lakes will likely stall the center of the storm over Missouri. This would keep the bulk of the moisture and rain to stay to our south, but we will still likely see an increase in cloud cover and maybe a sprinkle or two. This will drop our highs to the middle and lower 80s.

The storm likely will continue to sit over the Missouri region this weekend, but a little bit more moisture could enter our atmosphere giving us a very slim rain chance Saturday. Our best chance comes Sunday morning but it won’t be any substantial rain.

Next week continues the summer like trend as sunshine returns with highs in the 80s throughout the week.

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