Rain and storms Tuesday

36 hour rainfall totals

8-10 day temperature anomaly

More rain and storms move in tomorrow as a stong and deepening low pressure system continues to move east. Clouds and rain chances will increase into the night and on Tuesday. Rain showers is likely Tuesday morning but storms are more likely by the afternoon hours. It looks as if Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana will be in the general thunderstorm threat with the northernmost threat of severe storms in central Illinois. Already for the year we are at 7.73 inches (0.84 inches more than last year and 2.53 inches above normal). Temps. will stay in the 50s for the rest of the week but mcuh cooler by this weekend. As this month gets ready to end temperatures will be slightly below normal.