Cooler days and chilly nights ahead

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A cool down is settling in across Central Illinois for a few days before we warm up again.

A cold front will bring some scattered showers this morning before skies start clearing out this afternoon.

While highs over the next three days will around 70° or the low-70s, that's still slightly above average for early October.

Overnight lows will drop to around 40° Wednesday night and Thursday night. Some upper-30s are possible!

An isolated shower can't be ruled out Friday, but, overall, dry conditons continue with the drought worsening.

Temperatures warm back into the low-to-mid-80s by the weekend into early next week.

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