We have some pretty great weather coming for Halloween -- allowing everyone to have their costumes on full display without heavy coats getting in the way. Temperatures in the afternoon Monday will be running above normal by 5-7 degrees: The average high temperature for Halloween is 56°. The warmest Halloween on record is 86° which happened in 1950. The coldest afternoon is 29° which happened in 1917. 2020 and 2016 had similar high temperatures, but if we get warmer than 66° i

Another stretch of quiet weather is underway along with mild temperatures across the Upper Midwest. We're not as warm as last weekend, but still above normal. The nice weather isn't going anywhere just yet. There will be more clouds around Sunday as a storm system moves through near and east of the Mississippi: Despite that, temperatures will still be in the 60s: Some clouds may linger Monday but temperatures will continue in the low to mid 60s for Halloween: We'll have a gre

The last weekend in October is off to a sensational start. Temperatures in most areas were up around 60 Friday afternoon with abundant sunshine and light winds. That is a winning hand and it looks like we have several more to play before any meaningful changes come our way. Saturday has turned into a huge day for me as I was asked to be the MC of the Galena Halloween Parade. If you haven't experienced this event, I would put it on your bucket list. 25,000 to 30,000 people lin

Here we are folks, closing in on November. Like it or not, the shorter days and lower sun angle are taking a toll. It may not be showing up much in our weather the next week but winter is rustling and I think by mid-November it may be knocking on the door. Why do I say this when there is little concrete evidence to show it in traditional modeling? Because I believe in teleconnections. The planet is 70 percent water and what goes on within our vast oceans regarding water tempe

After a couple of down days weatherwise, happy days are here again. Not only will be get a chance to dry out, we'll initiate another warming trend that could get us close to 70 again next week. Before we dig into that topic, here's the rain that fell around the Midwest the past 7 days (most of this came during the period Sunday-Tuesday. Much of my area picked up 1/2 to 1 inch of welcome rain with some localized spots seeing amounts of 1.5 to 2 inches. Even with those generous