SPRINGFIELD, IL – Central Illinois is preparing for a dramatic weather shift this week as record-breaking October heat gives way to multiple rounds of thunderstorms, a potential severe weather threat and temperatures cold enough to produce frost by the weekend.
According to the National Weather Service in Lincoln, temperatures near 90 degrees will continue through Tuesday, Oct. 13, before a stalling cold front brings showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night through Thursday night.
Tuesday’s highs are forecast to reach 85 to 94 degrees across central Illinois, unusually hot conditions for mid-October…