Temps Near 80 By The End Of Week: IL Weather

ILLINOIS — After a cold weekend, temps are expected to rebound this week. Monday will be the coldest day of the week, with a high of 55 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. There could be some patchy frost, but it will be partly cloudy.

Patchy frost is again possible Tuesday, but temperatures could reach 60 degrees. The rest of the week will get increasingly warmer, with a high of 63 on Wednesday, 74 on Thursday and 78 on Friday, according to the weather service.

With the warmer temperatures comes an increasing chance for thunderstorms. Rain and thunderstorms are possible Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the weather service said.

Here is a more detailed look at the weather this week, with a forecast from the National Weather Service.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Wednesday night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 52.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 71.

Thursday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.

Friday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.