Near 80 Degrees For Easter: IL Weekend Weather

ILLINOIS -- After temps in the 40s and 50s on Friday, the weekend will be much warmer and sunny. According to the National Weather Service, the high for Saturday is 66 degrees while temperatures on Sunday will shoot up to 78 degrees.

The NWS has issued a lakeshore flood advisory into Friday evening, due to the winds and gusts. The winds of 20 to 30 mph could cause some minor shoreline flooding and beach erosion along the Illinois and Indiana shoreline, the NWS said. Waves could also build to be 8 to 12 feet.

Winds will continue into Saturday, with gusts up to 30 mph, the NWS said. Sunday will be warm and sunny, with gusts up to 15 mph and a chance of thunderstorms on Sunday night.

Here is a look at your weather this weekend:

• FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
• SATURDAY: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
• SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
• SUNDAY: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
• SUNDAY NIGHT: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.