FIRST ALERT WEATHER: A brief blast of fall [Video]

Happy Monday everyone. We are starting the morning off with temperatures ranging from the 40s to a few low 50s. Clear skies to start the day and more clear weather on the way this afternoon and over the next several days. This afternoon more fall like temperatures arrive thanks to a cold front that passed by yesterday.

High pressure working its way on in also helping push in some cooler and very dry air across the region. Highs today will be in the low to mid 70s. Tonight overnight lows will be the coolest of the week waking up to temperatures in the upper 40s for many. Tuesday features temperatures in the upper 70s just a few degrees above average but beginning a warming trend that continues through the start of the weekend.

An upper level Ridge to our W begins to expand here across the Midwest Wednesday through …