Good afternoon! I'm Aaron Jolly. Welcome to the Illinois Weather Podcast for Tuesday, February 24th. Folks, if your trash cans just rolled down the driveway.. That was only the preview. Gusts are pushing toward 40 miles an hour by late morning. And here's what matters. We've got elevated fire danger statewide this afternoon. Bone dry conditions, strong winds, low humidity. Any spark takes off running. Skip the outdoor burning today. Seriously. Now let's take a ride through the state. Central Illinois steals the show. You're climbing to 51 degrees around 4 PM. Dry skies all day, all night. But those south southwest winds gust to 21 miles an hour near noon. Step outside at 10 AM and it feels like 21 degrees. That wind has teeth. Slide north into Chicagoland and you'll hit 40 degrees by 4 PM. Steady winds around 18 miles an hour all day. Then rain r ...