Monday was expected to be mild and dry across the Chicago area, but as remnants of Hurricane Patricia move north, rain should begin falling Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday, and the week should end with noticeably cooler conditions. Lows will be in the 40’s with winds blowing lightly from the east at 3-8 miles per hour.
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While Patricia’s wind circulation will not survive the journey across Mexico’s mountains, its moisture will. This will add to an already unsafe flooding situation unfolding across the eastern two-thirds of Texas.
This developing coastal storm will continue to bring strong wind gusts and coastal flooding to much of the Gulf Coast region Sunday night.
A cool start to our work with temperatures not really making a move the next few days. If temperatures can get cold enough, fast enough, a few snow is possible in the Black Hills with this next round of rain. As the remnants of Patricia interact with several upper air disturbances, rainfall will increase in coverage and intensity tonight and throughout the day Tuesday.
In the Carbondale area, about an inch and a half of rain is expected. Winds will be breezy ~10/15 miles per hour.
A southward dip in the jet stream will move from the West into the southern Plains late this week into the weekend.
A pretty strong storm system is forecast to develop over the middle or northern part of the United States during the middle of next week. That should lead to slightly warmer, more seasonable temperatures on Tuesday.
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Stayed tuned for updates later this week on the potential flood threat.
