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Map of 24 Hr Rainfall (7AM - 7AM EST), 7 Day Rainfall Animation
CENTRAL ILLINOIS CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PEORIA NOT AVBL SPRINGFIELD NOT AVBL TAYLORVILLE NOT AVBL
Current Temperatures, Dewpoint Map, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel
Meteograms : Springfield , Peoria , Quad City , Chicago (O'Hare) , Rockford
.THIS AFTERNOON...Partly sunny. Cooler with highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. .TUESDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 80 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 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
Sunday May 05, 2024 the 126th Day of Year --------------------------------------------------- SUN Declination 16.690000 Distance 0.999718 AU Rise 06:53 EDT Set 20:59 EDT Transit Meridian 13:55 EDT Civil Twilight Begins 06:25 EDT Ends 21:27 EDT Calculations made for central point in the state. Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and elevation -- Priddy
/////////////////////////////// MAY 5TH...HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS ...1917... The same storm which a day earlier produced eight inches of snow in the Texas panhandle, produced a foot of snow at Denver CO, their heaviest snow of record for the month of May. (David Ludlum) ...1930... The temperature at College Park VA soared from 43 degrees to 93 degrees to begin an exceptional heat wave. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) ...1987... Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the western U.S. A dozen cities in California reported record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 93 degrees at San Francisco, 98 degrees at San Jose, 100 degrees at Sacramento, and 101 degrees at Redding, were the warmest of record for so early in the season. The high of 94 degrees at Medford OR was also the warmest of record for so early in the season. (The National Weather Summary) ...1989... Damage was in the millions as the funnel cut a swath across Cleveland, Lincoln, and Catawba counties in North Carolina. The F4 tornado killed 4 and injured 52. ...1996... Flash flooding occurred in Pike and Morgan counties Kentucky. Heavy rain produced flooding along route 460 near Cottle in Morgan county. However...the flooding was much worse in northern and eastern sections of Pike county...where damage was estimated at one million dollars. Up to two and a half inches of rain fell during a short period of time in Pike county. Forty to fifty bridges were washed out...numerous roads were flooded and automobiles were washed down creeks. The Varney elementary school suffered serious flood damage. (NWS Jackson, KY)