Frost Advisory Turns Into Weekday Warmup: Illinois Weather

ILLINOIS —Despite a frost advisory in place until 8 a.m. Monday for counties including Will, southern Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Lake, a warmup is coming to the Chicago area this week.

Temperatures are expected to drop to the low- to mid-30s Sunday night, so the National Weather Service is warning gardeners to cover sensitive outdoor plants to keep them from being killed or damaged.

But after a somewhat gloomy weekend, the week will bring sunshine and temperatures that could get into the mid-70s. Temps could dip into the 40s on Tuesday and Wednesday nights but could hit 73 by Wednesday.

Here's a more detailed look at your work-week weather for northern Illinois:

Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Monday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 63. Light west southwest wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday night: Clear, with a low around 57. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

Wednesday night: Clear, with a low around 49.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

Thursday night: Clear, with a low around 49.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.