After an insufferably cold day yesterday, today will be almost the exact opposite. As a cold front approach from the northwest, it will draw warm air northward out of Missouri. Temps will quickly shoot up into the mid-70s by late morning. The cold front will be bearing down on us all day which means clouds will quickly cover the sun but the rain itself is not expected to begin in earnest until around 2pm ish. Most places north of the loop will see just standard spring showers, but locations south and east of the loop could see stronger thunderstorms this evening as the cold front catches an active piece of the jet stream on its journey southward. 

Tomorrow will be cool and mostly overcast as the cold air over the Great Lakes drifts south behind the front.

But a MASSIVE warm up is anticipated beginning Thursday and continuing through the weekend. I expect highs in the 70s on Friday and the mid to upper (!?) 80s on Saturday and Sunday lol. Spring is crazy.

Tl;dr - warm today then showers 2pm onward. Cooler tomorrow. Warmer Thur-Fri, HOT this wknd!

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