Jackson County, Illinois
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Synopsis...
A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES AND PROVIDED MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. EARLY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES RANGED MAINLY FROM 45 TO 50 DEGREES ACROSS THE REGION. COOLER TEMPERATURES WERE ACROSS ILLINOIS WITH MORNING. TEMPERATURES WERE SLOWLY CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 40S ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. WITH SOME PATCHY SUN...TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 50S ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN HAD DEVELOPED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. AS LOW PRESSURE IS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 50S ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO THE LOWER 60S ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN CANADA...EXPECT A DECREASE IN CLOUDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. $$
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Map of 24 Hr Rainfall (7AM - 7AM EST), 7 Day Rainfall Animation
WEATHER ROUNDUP FOR JACKSON COUNTY: Regional Hourly Observations
800 PM CDT THU MAR 28 2024

SOUTH-CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CARBONDALE     CLEAR     53  35  50 S9        30.10R TC  12           
CAIRO*         CLEAR     57  38  48 SW5       30.14S TC  14           
EFFINGHAM*     PTCLDY    54  32  43 CALM      30.08S TC  12           
MARION         CLEAR     49  32  51 S7        30.11R TC  10           
MT. VERNON     CLEAR     54  36  50 SW5       30.09R TC  12           
CENTRALIA*     PTCLDY    53  37  53 S9        30.07S TC  12           
SALEM*         PTCLDY    58  32  38 S3        30.07S TC  14           
METROPOLIS*    CLEAR     55  33  42 SW5       30.14R TC  13           

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint Map, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel
Meteograms : Springfield , Peoria , Quad City , Chicago (O'Hare) , Rockford


Current NOWCAST not available US Radar, All NWS Radars (In near-real time),Livestock Heat Stress Index (LSI), Wind Chill Map
FORECAST FOR JACKSON COUNTY: 7-Day Forecast
Thu Mar 28 18:47:00 EDT 2024

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
Lows in the mid 60s. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the
evening. Breezy with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
80 percent. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper
60s. Lows in the upper 30s. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
50s. Lows in the upper 30s. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. 

12-48 Hr Surface, 12-48 Hr ETA 500mb/Sfc, TWC Forecast, Fire Danger, Day 1 Precip, Day 2
NGM 60 Hr Forecast Meteograms : Springfield , Peoria , Quad City , Chicago (O'Hare) , Rockford ,


MEDIUM & LONG RANGE OUTLOOK

                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY     120 DAY    180 DAY
                                           NOV05   NOV05-JAN06 DEC05-FEB06 FEB06-APR06
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   Temperature:      Below        Below      Above     Normal     Normal     Normal
 Precipitation:      Below        Below     Normal     Normal     Normal     Normal

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook
MRF 10-Day Forecast Meteograms : Springfield , Peoria , Quad City , Chicago (O'Hare) , Rockford
ALMANAC INFORMATION

Thursday March 28, 2024 the 88th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 3.590000
Distance 0.999721 AU
Rise 06:48 EDT Set 19:20 EDT
Transit Meridian 13:03 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 06:22 EDT Ends 19:46 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy


HISTORICAL WEATHER AND CLIMATE FACTS FOR TODAY

MARCH 28TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1917...
Thane Creek AK reported a snow cover of 190 inches. (The Weather Channel)
...1920...
The worst tornado disaster of record occurred in Chicago IL as a tornado
killed 28 persons and caused three million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
...1997...
Ten tornadoes tore across the area, affecting the Kentucky counties of 
Adair, Metcalfe, Casey, Green, Larue, Marion, Hardin, Hart, Nelson, and 
Russell; and the Indiana counties of Scott and Jefferson. Two of the 
twisters produced F3 damage. A 28-year-old woman was killed in Metcalfe 
County as she was thrown from her destroyed mobile home. A 40-year-old man 
was killed when his house in Bonnieville (Hart County) was hit by one of 
the F3 tornadoes and blown off its foundation. This tornado injured many 
people when it caused several car accidents as it crossed Interstate 65.
(NWS Louisville)

Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky