12:30pm Update: Here is a look at the rainfall totals from this morning across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. With a two inch rainfall for the month we could still use some more. Feel free to share your rain gauge total from this morning in the comments section.
August has been a tranquil month in regards to storms and severe weather. As of last night we had only received 1.72" of rain (90% of which fell on two separate days). This morning I had to dust off the slight risk severe weather graphic that we use to display the area of most concern to the Storm Prediction Center. The potential for the strongest storms will be later this afternoon and this evening. This morning's showers are quickly winding down. We will enter a lull in the active weather during the middle of the day. Some clearing is currently taking place over Iowa. This should allow us to catch some sunshine shortly after lunch. This will energize the atmosphere and probably ignite a few thunderstorms. The strongest storms could produce some small hail and gusty winds.
The muggy dew points are pooling very close to the approaching cool front. Out in Iowa and Missouri, dew points are nearing 70°. We are only going to have to sit through the sticky conditions for about 12 hours. The thunder threat vanishes by midnight as a much more refreshing airmass moves in quickly overnight. -ADAM
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Are the chances still good that we could see more rain?
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