One photo tweeted from DeKalb, Illinois showed visible Northern Lights.
People in some parts of the world Sunday were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights, including in Illinois., parts of Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and even Iowa were part of an"Aurora viewline" Sunday evening, as a geomagnetic storm reached strong levels following the arrival of a coronal mass ejection from the sun.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.
According to NBC 5 Meteorologist Alicia Roman, counties to the north could see the chance for an isolated shower or two as the morning continues, though much of the day is expected to remain dry. "Outside of a few morning showers along our northern counties," Roman said,"Today will be dry with skies turning partly sunny this afternoon."
Temperatures Monday will be warmer than average Roman said, with highs in the mid 60s to low 70s. By 5:15 a.m., the temperature in most parts was already in the 50s, Roman added.Though Monday will be on the warmer side, it will be breezy too, Roman said. Early Monday, winds had already clocked in at between 20 and 25 miles per hour.Monday afternoon, winds are expected to die down, Roman said, with gusts around 25 mph in the 3 p.m. hour.
Monday will feature mild and breezy conditions with perhaps a stray shower near the Wisconsin line toward sunrise. Seasonably warm conditions will continue through Wednesday while rain chances increase Late Tuesday night through Wednesday evening.According to the National Weather Service,"seasonably warm" conditions are expected to remain in the forecast Tuesday and Wednesday, with a chance for showers late Tuesday into Wednesday morning and afternoon.
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