Monday forecast: Sunny and breezy with warmer temperatures in Chicagoland

Monday calls for mostly sunny, breezy and mild conditions, with highs near 60, kicking off a work week that shows mainly seasonal temps, with some rain chances later in the week.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny, breezy and mild. Winds: SSW at 10-20 mph. High: 60.

The extended outlook calls for more clouds on Tuesday, with highs in the low 60s.

Wednesday looks to be partly sunny, with highs again near 60, followed by more clouds and slightly cooler temps in the upper 50s for Thursday.

Friday then looks pretty soggy, with rain in the afternoon and highs in the upper 50s, followed by cooler temps on Saturday and lingering rain showers in the morning.

Chicago precipitation chances

There are a couple chances for spotty showers in the coming days, but organized rainfall is not likely. 

Area rainfall is generally on the light side, less than a quarter-inch, and will do little to help the current drought conditions.    

Warm-up ahead?

A warm-up commences early this week, including at least one day in the 60s.

A large swath of above normal temperatures covers the entire Western U.S. and eastward into the Plains and Midwest.  

The map below mirrors the previous graphic, which depicts a large portion of the U.S. favoring above normal temperatures over the next six to 10 days, with near normal conditions across the Northeast.