Upwards of two inches of rain could fall in Illinois this weekend if a system maintains it's trajectory right now.

Tuesday morning on the WHOW Morning Show, National Weather Service Meteorologist Chuck Shaffer told Regional Radio a big storm system could move into the area Thursday and last through Saturday that will bring heavy rain. As the system moves through, temperatures will drop and could impact the form of precipitation.

Shaffer says the storm is sitting out west and he indicates it should come to central Illinois broken up meaning periods of rain throughout the two or three days of running its course.

Shaffer calls the system one of the higher impact weather systems we've seen in the last few months in terms of precipitation. He says anticipate a more detailed outlook for rainfall totals around Thursday and Friday.