It was chilly begin to week with highs in 50s and lake effect rain showers.
The environment wads conducive for waterspouts on Monday and there was one roughly 15 miles offshore from Indiana Dune State Park shortly before noon.
Brighter skies are expected by midweek with sunny skies from Wednesday through Friday.
Temperatures will trend warmer each day from mid 50s on Wednesday to upper 60s by Friday.
Freeze watch has been issued for western portion of Chicagoland from Tuesday night into early Wednesday as temperatures are estimated to drop below freezing.
The following counties are in Freeze Watch Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle, Kane McHenry DeKalb.
Showers a few thunderstorms will be possible tonight with lows in upper 30 and low 40s.
Tuesday will be cooler than normal with highs struggling to reach 50 degrees/
Tomorrow will be breezy with showers and thunderstorm.
Brighter skies are expected to midweek with sunny skies from Wednesday through Friday.
Temperature will trend warmer each day from mid 50s on Wednesday to upper 60s by Friday.
A cold front is forecast to across much of central and eastern US this week bringing the first frost of fall season to some area as it drop temperatures in Florida and relieves Texas from record breaking heat.
In the Northeast the high pressure system will bring rain and show showers across the Adirondacks northern new england ranges according to National Weather service.
Federal forecasters say snowfall is most like in higher elevations of northern New York, Vermont and New Hampshire.
Winter and Freeze storm watches were in place across Plains and Midwest region Monday as forecasters predicted subfreezing temperatures in states including Dakotas, Kansa, Iowa Nebraska Illinois and Michigan.
As the cold front reaches Texas on Wednesday it will drop daily high temperatures into high 60s and 70s before they slowly rise through weekend according to weather prediction center.
In the west cooler air this week will relieve about of heat.
Daily high temperatures in 80s and high 70s in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada and Utah will drop low as 40 and 50 toward end of week.
The state has experienced record breaking heat in latest day.
On sunday the afternoon high at Camp Mabry in Austin hit 101 degrees the warmest October temperature ever at this location according to weather service.
Del Rio on border hit 99 degrees breaking a 114 year old record.
Daily High temperatures throughout central and eastern US will drop to 50 and 60 including in Washington, Boston and New York City according to weather prediction center.
Low temperatures will dip below average for this time of year reaching the 30s in portions of eastern US and creating potential for frost of freeze.
In the Northeast, the high pressure system will bring rain and snow showers across central Appalachians, northern new england ranges according to National Weather Service.
Federal forecasters say snow fall is like in higher elevations of northern New York Vermont and New Hampshire.
Freeze and Frost condition could kill corps other sensitive vegetation damage unprotected outdoor plumbing the NWS freeze warning said
“Take steps now to protect tender plants from cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly”.
Michigan, North Dakota and Minnesota had freeze warnings in place temperatures were expected to down 20 to 25 degrees overnight.
Fall is season of downs and up. The NWS office in Aberdeen South Dakota posted on X Twitter “With strong south winds these warmer temperatures come with increased fire danger”