first day of autumn

Although it's not a meteorological term, delightful would be a good word for the weather in the coming week in northeast Missouri and western Illinois.

After a near-perfect late summer weekend weather-wise, this last full week of summer begins with a bit of a warm up for northeast Missouri and western Illinois.

Fall officially arrives in northeast Missouri and western Illinois at 9:29 p.m. Monday, and forecasters say this first week of autumn should be absolutely gorgeous.

After a cool but nice weekend, the last weekend of summer shapes up to be dryer and warmer.