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Synopsis...Current Surface Map, [TWC], Yesterday's Highs , Lows
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. $$
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
.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 ,
6 TO 10 DAY 8 TO 14 DAY 30 DAY 90 DAY 120 DAY 180 DAY NOV05 NOV05-JAN06 DEC05-FEB06 FEB06-APR06 ----------- ----------- -------- --------- --------- --------- Temperature: Below Below Above Normal Normal Normal Precipitation: Below Below Normal Normal Normal Normal .... Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook
Thursday March 28, 2024 the 88th Day of Year --------------------------------------------------- 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
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)